Combating Digital Poverty in the UK #JoiningtheDots

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This week, Freddie Quek, CTO at Times Higher Education, explains how digital poverty can be solved more effectively through a holistic approach.

Listen to the first episode on joining the dots for digital inclusion: https://www.digitalworkspace.works/joining-the-dots-for-digital-inclusion/

If you are interested in getting involved or sharing information about existing programmes, contact Freddie at freddie@timeshighereducation.com or on LinkedIn at https://uk.linkedin.com/in/freddiequek.

For more information, following along at https://uk.linkedin.com/company/digitalinclusion.

Topics

What the Joining the Dots movement is all about
400,000-500,000 schoolchildren still lack digital access and they're not the only ones
Freddie shares updates on the Joining the Dots initiative, including how the National Business Response Network (NBRN) is helping local communities and the emergence of the Digital Poverty Alliance (DPA)
How will the end of the UK lockdown affect the movement?

Meet Our Guest
Freddie Quek is CTO at Times Higher Education, responsible for data-driven products and solutions such as the World Universities Rankings and SDG Impact Dashboard which provides insights into universities’ impact in delivering the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals. He is a disruptive, networked and agile leader who thrives in challenging environments and focuses on achieving and celebrating team successes. He is highly experienced and a multiple award-winning global technology leader who has worked in Singapore, US and UK, across automotive, higher education, publishing, loyalty, insurance, travel and financial services industries. As a consequence of Covid-19, he is a Founding Member and ambassador for Project Global Impact, and started the #joiningthedots initiative to address #digitalinclusion for disadvantaged school children in the UK.

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