{"id":34828,"date":"2023-09-20T12:08:29","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T11:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digileaders.com\/?p=34828"},"modified":"2023-09-20T12:08:29","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T11:08:29","slug":"professional-body-for-it-signs-new-agreement-to-fight-digital-poverty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digileaders.com\/professional-body-for-it-signs-new-agreement-to-fight-digital-poverty\/","title":{"rendered":"Professional body for IT signs new agreement to fight digital poverty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The professional body for information technology has pledged closer ties with the Digital Poverty Alliance (DPA). BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, and the DPA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the joint aim of ending digital poverty in the UK by 2030.\u00a0<strong>BCS President Gillian Arnold said:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cTechnology professionals know it\u2019s vital for everyone to have access to the digital skills they need to function fully in our society.\u00a0 Most aspects of our lives, from jobs to accessing benefits to shopping, are now conducted online. Those who can\u2019t upskill in technology risk becoming excluded from society. The DPA and BCS share the same vision to end digital poverty, and it\u2019s great that we will be working closer together on this issue.\u201d\u00a0<strong>Interim CEO of the DPA Elizabeth Anderson said:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cWe are excited to partner with BCS, two charities working together in order to combine our expertise and enhance each other\u2019s calls on government, industry and community efforts to advance digital inclusion.<\/p>\n<p>We share a common goal of ending digital poverty by 2030 and this partnership will support the actions outlined in our recently launched\u00a0<a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/digitalpovertyalliance.org\/uk-national-delivery-plan-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Delivery Plan<\/a>. Around 11 million people in the UK are still digitally excluded and this affects their ability to gain a good quality education, to succeed in the work place and to access necessary services, such as online banking. We live in an increasingly digital world so digital access has never been more important and we hope that our work with the BCS will help those who need it most, while drawing attention to this vital issue. We urge businesses, government and public organisations to come together and support the work we are doing, helping to end digital poverty for good.\u201d The ending of digital poverty is central to the BCS\u2019 remit, and the professional body delivers a wide range of activities around education and public benefit.<\/p>\n<p>This includes digital apprenticeship\u2019s end-point assessments, supporting school teachers through the\u00a0<a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.computingatschool.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Computing at School<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.barefootcomputing.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barefoot Computing<\/a>\u00a0programmes, and bringing together companies, educators and not-for-profit organisations through its Digital Skills Network to discuss how to bridge the skills gap. There\u2019s also a Digital Divide specialist group for BCS member which campaigns for everyone to have access to skills, technology and infrastructure. The DPA recently announced its strategy to end digital poverty in the United Kingdom by 2030. Key actions include calling on the UK Government to create a new digital inclusion strategy for public, private and third sectors to help raise awareness about digital poverty and for urgent action to boost essential digital skills across society. Digital Poverty affects millions across the UK, with around 1.7 million households (6 per cent) without home internet access and approximately 10 million adults (20 per cent) lacking foundational essential digital skills and the DPA\u2019s schemes, such as\u00a0<a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/digitalpovertyalliance.org\/tech4families\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tech4Families<\/a>\u00a0and Tech4Teachers, helps to support the millions of individuals that are digitally excluded.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Originally <a href=\"https:\/\/digitalpovertyalliance.org\/news-updates\/professional-body-it-signs-agreement-fight-digital-poverty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted here<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"btn-container\"><a class=\"btn btn-md btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/digileaders.com\/topic\/digital-inclusion\/\">Read More Digital Inclusion <i class=\"far fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The professional body for information technology has pledged closer ties with the Digital Poverty Alliance (DPA). 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