Digital Bookmark: Notes from digital inclusion research (and the day job).

This post also appeared as part of an SCVO publication. The last weeks have been pretty immersive (read: chaotic). With Mhor Collective, One Digital and SCVO, we’ve been working with some fantastic third sector organisations to understand the challenges they face when addressing issues of digital inclusion, and- hopefully- work with them towards some solutions.… Read More Digital Bookmark: Notes from digital inclusion research (and the day job).

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Be safe, legal and confident online: a new framework for essential digital skills.

When we’re working at Mhor Collective with our partners across the not-for-profit sector in Scotland and talking about the social inequalities often exacerbated by digital, we are often asked how we define ‘basic digital skills’ — and how we measure the impact of any support work. The second question is one we continue to wrestle with- and our research… Read More Be safe, legal and confident online: a new framework for essential digital skills.

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Power, People and Technology

The publication of  doteveryone’s fantastic 2018 Digital Understanding Report is of particular interest, highlighting that ‘Digital understanding is not about being able to code, it’s about being able to cope. It is about adapting to, questioning and shaping the way technologies are changing the world.’ The report sets out a definition of digital understanding as a separate from… Read More Power, People and Technology

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Digital Equity and Digital Inclusion

Today, in advance of the plenary speakers at the National Digital Inclusion Alliance conference in Cleveland, I’ve been reflecting on definitions. NDIA define digital equity as ‘a condition in which all individuals and communities have the information technology capacity needed for full participation in our society, democracy and economy.  Digital Equity is necessary for civic… Read More Digital Equity and Digital Inclusion

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#BarrioEdProj : Digital Participatory Action Research

In starting to think about a participatory action research approach to learn more about the impact of digital skills intervention, I came across an article by Edwin Mayorga (Mayorga, 2014) reflecting specifically on a digital critical participatory action project, within a cultural context of ‘racial capitalism’ (Mayorga, 2014/ Melamed, 2011). Mayorga intended for this project… Read More #BarrioEdProj : Digital Participatory Action Research

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