Part of Cambs Digi Fest!

Empowering Families: A Conversation on Digital Inclusion for Households with Children.

This event will explore on a national and local level, why there is a need for A Minimum Digital Living Standard for Households with Children and what needs to happen to ensure it is met.

Who is it for?

Anyone interested in finding out more about the Good Things Foundation and University of Liverpool report ‘A Minimum Digital Living Standards for Households with Children’ and how it applies to communities in Cambridgeshire.

What is it about?

· What is ‘enough’ for households with children to feel digitally included.

· What the impact is when these minimum standards are not met.

· What is happening locally and nationally to tackle this issue.

What will I learn?

This event will explore the findings and recommendations within ‘A Minimum Digital Living Standards for Households with Children’ whilst also considering experiences of charities based in Cambridgeshire, to see how this research relates to families in our communities.

What to expect:

Mixture of presentation, pre-planned questions and discussion.

About the speakers

The Red Hen Project

The Red Hen Project is a small local charity that has been working with primary school children in North Cambridge for over 20 years. Their family workers support children and their families to overcome barriers to learning, providing a link between home and school. They work one to one in their home, at school, and in the community and also run a range of outreach group activities; parenting courses, coffee morning, drops-ins, workshops, family activities, trips, and volunteer opportunities.

Their vision is a welcoming community where families are supported and empowered to raise happy, healthy and independent children who in turn grow up to fulfil their lives and engage fully with society.

Find out more about The Red Hen Project.

Simeon Yates, Professor of Digital Culture in the Department of Communications and Media at the University of Liverpool and Joint Director of the Digital Media and Society Research Institute.

I have undertaken research on the social, political and cultural impacts of digital media for over three decades. I have a major focus on projects that address issues of digital inclusion and exclusion, working with both academic and government colleagues to develop policies and interventions to support digital inclusion. This includes working with the UK's Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), the UK's media regulator Ofcom, and the Welsh Government as well as charity organisations such as the Good Things Foundation, Cwmpas in Wales and SCVO in Scotland. In 2017 I was seconded to DCMS to act as research lead for the Digital Culture team – helping to develop the first UK “Digital Culture” policy. I am a member of the Greater Manchester City Region Mayoral Digital Inclusion Action Network and I am an appointed expert advisor to DCMS/DSIT and Ofcom.

I have recently completed a national project exploring citizens' data literacy and we are part of the way through a project to explore a “Minimum Digital Living Standard” for UK households – both funded by the Nuffield Foundation. I am a deputy director of the DSTL Defence Data Research Centre and a co-investigator on the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Digital Footprints Strategic Advisory project.

My research has been funded by the ESRC, the Nuffield Foundation, the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), EU, and industry. My work has often been interdisciplinary and has predominantly involved creative and digital industry partners. I led a major Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) funded interdisciplinary programme (Engineering for Life) while at Sheffield Hallam.

Dr. Emma Stone, Director of Evidence and Engagement at Good Things Foundation - the UK’s leading digital inclusion charity.

Good Things runs the National Digital Inclusion Network, National Databank, National Device Bank, and Learn My Way - all free resources for communities to tackle digital exclusion. Emma’s work straddles policy, partnerships, research and thought leadership - and includes being a founding member of the Minimum Digital Living Standards team. Emma lives in Sheffield, which is also where Good Things has its HQ.

How to book

We welcome anyone with an interest in digital inclusion.

Please note that we will only share resources to those that attend.

If you have any questions, please contact enquiries@cambridgecvs.org.uk