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When IT Meets politics at the Party Conferences

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| www.computerweekly.com
| 06/09/2009

...on the importance of ICT issues to their target voters. Those without good access are already becoming a new socially excluded underclass as public services are moved on-line. At the same time there are issues of child protection, fraud... http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/when-it-meets-politics/2009/09/when-it-meets-politics-at-the.html

Getting everyone online could boost UK economy by £22bn

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| 13/10/2009

...adults made just one electronic contact a month. Of the ten million offline adults in the UK, 40% are also socially excluded and are largely either over 65 or unemployed. The government has set up the digital inclusion task force, chaired... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/10/13/238111/Getting-everyone-online-could-boost-UK-economy-by-16322bn.htm

Basic IT skills need to improve

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| 17/06/2009

...basic computing skills. Among the ranks of those who do not knowtheir way round an ICT world arethe elderly, the socially excluded and those with few qualifications. "We must be ambitious about the level of ICT skills in the community. Increasingly... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/17/236488/basic-it-skills-need-to-improve.htm

The immorality of putting the naive and vulnerable on-line

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| 01/05/2008

...delivery » The immorality of putting the naive and vulnerable on-line How ethical is it to try to persuade the socially-excluded and digitally naive to go on-line when you are not going to provide them with easy to use and secure access or... http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/when-it-meets-politics/2008/05/the-immorality-of-putting-the.html

Consumers will back universal 2Mbps network, says consumer panel

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| 27/04/2009

...for some groups already. These are families with school-age children and people who are physically isolated or socially excluded. • Broadband will soon be essential for all. • The tipping point will be when broadband does not just provide... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/04/27/235802/consumers-will-back-universal-2mbps-network-says-consumer.htm

Government must rationalise its websites, Committee of Public Accounts says

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| 30/04/2008

...collected such information, it is "not always being used to inform and improve" online services. Although socially excluded people and those on low incomes "are often major users of public services", a huge 75% and 51% respectively... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/04/30/230510/government-must-rationalise-its-websites-committee-of-public-accounts.htm

Lions led by donkeys: the 1918 Whitehall time-capsule

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| 16/11/2007

...Minister) raised concerns over information management and this led to a discussion over the addiitonal cost to the socially excluded if they could not benefit from the lower prices and discounts available on-line. The Earl of Erroll (himself... http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/when-IT-meets-politics/2007/11/lions-led-by-donkeys-the-1918-1.html

There but for the grace of God goes your CIO/CFO

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| 21/11/2007

...what I want from them". But I am also only too well aware that thousands in sickness, poor health or otherwise socially excluded suffer unecessarily and even die because the agencies which could/should be able to help them fail to share the... http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/when-IT-meets-politics/2007/11/there-but-for-the-grace-of-god-1.html

Technology is not reaching the disadvantaged, according to FreshMinds report

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| 03/07/2007

...disadvantaged, according to FreshMinds report Rebecca Thomson Tuesday 03 July 2007 12:33 An increasing number of socially excluded people are also digitally excluded and are missing out on the benefits of technology, research has shown. ... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/07/03/225307/technology-is-not-reaching-the-disadvantaged-according-to-freshminds.htm

Targets drive wrong behaviour: People not Systems

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| 09/11/2007

...time and again as she visits different therapists and professionals, housed in different silos. - Those who are socially excluded are wary of public sector systems and how, and with whom, their personal information will be shared. - The... http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/when-IT-meets-politics/2007/11/targets-drive-wrong-behaviour.html

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UnLtd Join Forces With The UK's Largest Internet Related Charity To Promote Inclusion, Safety and Internet Innovation

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| 23/10/2009

...digital inclusion. Nominet Trust will work closely with ODI to reach its principal target – a group of 4 million "socially excluded" people who not only aren't online, but fall short in many other areas including health, education, income... http://www.itbinternet.com/pr/33592

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