British Academy Digital Inclusion Network Building case study (Qualitative)

This qualitative case study sets out to build a better understanding of network building
among organisations that are involved in providing digital inclusion activities to reduce digital
poverty. Centred around a specific digital inclusion network, this case study will
interview key stakeholders to understand drivers, barriers and best practices to creating
such networks, thus gaining insights on the developing digital inclusion networks and
mapping digital poverty growing trends in the country. Results will inform UK regional
organisations’ practices for establishing effective digital inclusion networks in post-pandemic
and cost of living crisis times. It will also provide recommendations for national policies to
support and invest in digital inclusion for the delivery of public objectives in ways that
alleviate rather than exacerbate inequalities, and to increase the future resilience and
sustainability of digital inclusion provision. Theoretically, this research builds on the literature
on contextual conditions to digital access and adoption.

Ethics Application number: 052467