British Academy Digital Inclusion Network Building case study (Qualitative)

This qualitative case study sets out to build a better understanding of network buildingamong organisations that are involved in providing digital inclusion activities to reduce digitalpoverty. Centred around a specific digital inclusion network, this case study willinterview key stakeholders to understand drivers, barriers and best practices to creatingsuch networks, thus gaining insights on the developing digital inclusion networks andmapping digital poverty growing trends in the country. Results will inform UK regionalorganisations’ practices for establishing effective digital inclusion networks in post-pandemicand cost of living crisis times. It will also provide recommendations for national policies tosupport and invest in digital inclusion for the delivery of public objectives in ways thatalleviate rather than exacerbate inequalities, and to increase the future resilience andsustainability of digital inclusion provision. Theoretically, this research builds on the literatureon contextual conditions to digital access and adoption.Ethics Application number: 052467