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Helen Milner
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Champion for Digital Inclusion. Group CEO Good Things Foundation. Chair Subak. Sheffield - London - Sydney. UK + Australia
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Spring Statement time - time to remind policy makers that it actually saves money to double up on commitments. Bake in digital inclusion - double the impact. Bolting on - costs more and reduces the impact. #SpringStatement #BakedInNotBoltedOn
goodthingsfdn.bsky.social Good Things Foundation @goodthingsfdn.bsky.social · Mar 26
"Digital inclusion needs to be baked in, not bolted on."

We respond to the UK Government’s Spring Statement.

Read what @helenmilner.bsky.social, Group Chief Executive of Good Things Foundation, said in full in the image below ⬇️
Red background. Bold white text reads: “Digital inclusion needs to be baked in, not bolted on. The Spring Statement focused on efficiency with investment in public service reform. Making digital inclusion baked into policy and public services will maximise the impact of this investment. As the UK's leading digital inclusion charity, Good Things Foundation will hold Government to account, to fix the digital divide - for good." Further white text below reads: "Helen Milner OBE. Group Chief Executive, Good Things Foundation." To the right is a photo of Helen in a yellow circle surrounded by two curved lines - one orange and one teal. Good Things Foundation logo at the bottom left.
March 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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goodthingsfdn.bsky.social
Our Group CEO, @helenmilner.bsky.social responds to
the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology's new Digital Inclusion Action Plan.

Read the full opinion piece at www.goodthingsfoundation.org/discover/dig....
February 26, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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A very big day for digital inclusion as the UK Government shows world class joined-up leadership to tackle the digital divide for the long term. I've blogged: www.goodthingsfoundation.org/discover/dig... #digitalinclusion
February 26, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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goodthingsfdn.bsky.social
We tackle digital exclusion through the National Databank, National Device Bank and Learn My Way.

These services are delivered by Digital Inclusion Hubs across the UK in the National Digital Inclusion Network.

Discover more about our services at www.goodthingsfoundation.org/our-services.
Dark blue background. Bold white text in a red rounded shape reads: "How we tackle digital exclusion." Further bold white text below reads: "National Databank. National Device Bank. Learn My Way. National Digital Inclusion Network." Four teal icons - A mobile phone, a WiFi connection symbol, a computer arrow and two people. Good Things Foundation logo to the bottom right. Three curved lines to the corners - one pink, one orange and one yellow.
February 25, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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mysociety.org
TICTeC 25 is going ahead exactly as planned. As you might have heard, we were briefly affected by the US federal funding freeze - but we're glad to say we're back on track. www.mysociety.org/2025/02/25/t...
TICTeC, The Impacts of Civic Technology Conference. 10 & 11 June 2025. mechelen, Belgium and online. Image: An applauding audience from TICTeC 2024
February 25, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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citiestoday.bsky.social
Philadelphia has been awarded up to US$12 million to continue and improve ongoing digital equity efforts set forth in its 2022 Digital Equity Plan.

👉 cities-today.com/philadelphia...

#digitalinclusion #digitalequity #connectivity
Philadelphia to ramp up digital inclusive actions - Cities Today
Up to US$12 million has been awarded to Philadelphia to continue and improve ongoing digital equity efforts set forth in its 2022 Digital Equity Plan.
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January 17, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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Digital Life Skills: Public libraries to encourage take-up of NHS App. ➜ www.ukauthority.com/articles/pub...

#DigitalInclusion #SocialInclusion #NHS
Public libraries to encourage take-up of NHS App | UKAuthority
www.ukauthority.com
November 23, 2024 at 10:53 AM
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ldncdo.bsky.social
Get Online London, funded by the Mayor of London, is helping tens of thousands of Londoners access the internet. Last week GOL won Barcelona Smart City Expo award for citywide access to digital skills, connectivity & devices. Our approach to #digitalinclusion works like this🧵
November 12, 2024 at 9:12 PM