... My own response to this consultation highlights how the specification, design, implementation and operation of digitised services affects citizen access, as described in my own research findings, summarised at https://www.digitalbenefits.uk - see also system review tool DBD Cornucopia https://mastodon.social/@DBD_Cornucopia
#digitalinclusion #digitalexclusion #egovernment #servicedelivery #hci #uk
The UK Government is consulting on its Digital Inclusion Action Plan which was published in February https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/digital-inclusion-action-plan-first-steps/digital-inclusion-action-plan-first-steps
The consultation seeks evidence from individuals and groups on the proposed four areas of future work, focus groups and action. Deadline 09 April 2025. Information on how to respond at https://www.gov.uk/government/calls-for-evidence/digital-inclusion-action-plan/digital-inclusion-action-plan
#digitalinclusion #digitalexclusion #egovernment #servicedelivery #hci #uk
#epartheid: Social engineering under the guise of curating discourse.
#fediverse #decentralization #socialmedia #censorship #onlinefreedom #techethics #privacy #internetgovernance #digitalrights #platformbias #algorithmicbias #freeexpression #independentmedia #echochamber #onlinecommunity #techaccountability #contentmoderation #communitygovernance #digitalexclusion #isolationchamber
#epartheid: The illusion of inclusion, the reality of exclusion.
#fediverse #decentralization #socialmedia #censorship #onlinefreedom #techethics #privacy #internetgovernance #digitalrights #platformbias #algorithmicbias #freeexpression #independentmedia #echochamber #onlinecommunity #techaccountability #contentmoderation #communitygovernance #digitalexclusion #isolationchamber
#epartheid: Echo Chambers labeled as "Safe Spaces."
#fediverse #decentralization #socialmedia #censorship #onlinefreedom #techethics #privacy #internetgovernance #digitalrights #platformbias #algorithmicbias #freeexpression #independentmedia #echochamber #onlinecommunity #techaccountability #contentmoderation #communitygovernance #digitalexclusion #isolationchamber
#epartheid: Moderation policies designed to silence dissent.
#fediverse #decentralization #socialmedia #censorship #onlinefreedom #techethics #privacy #internetgovernance #digitalrights #platformbias #algorithmicbias #freeexpression #independentmedia #echochamber #onlinecommunity #techaccountability #contentmoderation #communitygovernance #digitalexclusion #isolationchamber
#epartheid: Censorship rebranded as Community Guidelines.
#fediverse #decentralization #socialmedia #censorship #onlinefreedom #techethics #privacy #internetgovernance #digitalrights #platformbias #algorithmicbias #freeexpression #independentmedia #echochamber #onlinecommunity #techaccountability #contentmoderation #communitygovernance #digitalexclusion #isolationchamber
“Libraries have always been part of this ‘open’ idea… but they don’t quite realise they are also part of tech,” says @saera at @everythingopen “The digital divide is pushing the underprivileged further and further away.” Libraries are a point of connection helping bridge this divide.
#EverythingOpen #Open #LoveLibraries #DigitalExclusion #DigitalInclusion
“Former #Labour cabinet minister Baroness Hilary Armstrong has been named as chair of a new entity created to support #Government in tackling #DigitalExclusion.”
Sweden is a nearly cashless society – here’s how it affects people who are left out
#Sweden #World #CashlessSociety #DigitalEconomy #Cash #Tech #SocialImpact #DigitalExclusion #Poverty #Economy #DigitalTransition #UnBankedPeople #CashlessEconomy
https://the-14.com/sweden-is-a-nearly-cashless-society-heres-how-it-affects-people-who-are-left-out/
This week's net.wars, "Digital distrust", goes to the #UKIGF and connects AI governance to digital exclusion: https://netwars.pelicancrossing.net/2024/11/08/digital-distrust/ #NetWars #DigitalExclusion #AI
In #Wales, a girl was unable to join a school lesson because she didn't have a smartphone. So much for "digital inclusion", eh? 😒 #mobile #smartphones #digitalexclusion #cardiff https://mindsconnect.jcink.net/index.php?act=ST&f=14&t=809
On the plus side, I used this experience to add an example to the Four of Porosity card in my "Digital Benefits and Disbenefits Cornucopia" deck https://www.digitalbenefits.uk/deck/porosity/4
#digitisation #egovernment #welfarebenefits #digitalexclusion
🔹 “Digitalisation processes may lead to more #Inequality. Evidence points out that particular attention should be given to ensuring that vulnerable populations, especially those at risk of #DigitalExclusion, are protected from any negative effects related to accessing (digital) services …”
Tackling digital exclusion | Audit Scotland
DWP cuts off benefits for 280k people over universal credit change
https://www.bigissue.com/news/employment/dwp-benefits-universal-credit-cut-off/
#DWP
#UniversalCredit
#BenefitsStopped
#Benefits
#Poverty
#DigitalExclusion
#UCIsDigitalByDefault
#LegacyBenefits
#MandatoryMigration
#Turn2Us
#MigrationNotice
#NationalAuditOffice
#NotMovedAutomatically
#McDonnell
#Z2K
Digital exclusion growing, Scottish advice charity warns | Morning Star
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/digital-exclusion-growing-says-scottish-advice-charity
#DigitalExclusion
#Poverty
#CitizensAdvice
#CitizensAdviceScotland
#Elderly
#Disabled
#DigitalSkills
#DigitalInclusion
Suppose a political flyer arrives in your mailbox with these attributes:
* URL or QR code to #Facebook and/or other #walledGardens
* Email address to a Google or MS server
* Website inside #Cloudflare’s walled garden which blocks some demographics of people from access, thus hindering #democracy
Does this affect your vote?
A flyer for a Belgian politician came to my mailbox with a #Facebook logo in the middle of a QR code to an URL shortener which probably leads to Facebook as well as a TikTok QR code & a gmail.com email address. The website of the PS political party uses Cloudflare to block people from political info. This politician has taken the perfect steps to demo #digitalExclusion & lose my vote.
And just to add insult to injury, the app said that it was proud to offer a "convenient way to pay for parking".
When I run the world, it will be illegal to offer any real-world service where the only way to access it is through a smartphone.
