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Clare Carlile


I am a freelance researcher and journalist, focusing on human rights and the environment. I have written on tech and online access, from e-waste to digital inclusion.

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Posts by Clare Carlile

  • Digital Inclusion News – June 2025

    Last updated: June 27, 2025 in News

    £6 million in government funding announced, plus new charter for businesses and organisations and pledge reuse. 


  • Digital Inclusion News – May 2025

    Last updated: May 30, 2025in News

    Funding for digital hubs in North Yorkshire. And have your say in new inquiry into digital inclusion and health outcomes.


  • Digital Inclusion News – April 2025

    Last updated: April 25, 2025 in News

    Expert recommendations for strengthening the government’s Digital Inclusion Action Plan. Plus Wales plans a new digital inclusion programme.


  • Digital Inclusion News – March 2025

    Last updated: March 27, 2025 in News

    Have your say on next steps for the government’s new Digital Inclusion Action Plan. Plus £45 million investment for schools.


  • Digital Inclusion News – February 2025

    Last updated: May 30, 2025 in News

    We take a look at the government’s new Digital Inclusion Action Plan, in this special edition of the February newsletter.


  • Digital Inclusion News – November 2024

    Last updated: March 27, 2025 in News

    Protections for those using safety alarms in digital switch, plus new funding for community projects in Leeds.


  • Digital Inclusion News – October 2024

    Last updated: March 27, 2025 in News

    New ‘State of the Nation’ report published, and Department for Science, Innovation & Technology hiring for new digital inclusion team.


  • Digital Inclusion News – September 2024

    Last updated: January 29, 2025 in News

    Digital inclusion in end of life care, and community solutions for tackling health inequality by supporting access online.


  • Digital Inclusion News – August 2024

    Last updated: November 28, 2024 in News

    How is Scotland doing on digital exclusion? Plus Virgin Media O2 launches new low-income mobile plan


  • Digital Inclusion News – July 2024

    Last updated: October 25, 2024 in News

    New guides for keeping children safe online. Plus, what is the state of digital skills in the charity sector?


  • Digital Inclusion News – June 2024

    Last updated: September 27, 2024 in News

    With election campaigns in full swing, what should a new government focus on? And how do party manifestos perform?


  • Digital Inclusion News – May 2024

    Last updated: August 30, 2024 in News

    What can we learn from place-based digital inclusion projects? This special May roundup looks at new academic research from the British Academy on the topic.


  • Digital Inclusion News – April 2024

    Last updated: August 30, 2024 in News

    Campaign on digital inclusion for over 65s. Plus annual reports from Manchester and Leeds.


  • Digital Inclusion News – March 2024

    Last updated: August 30, 2024 in News

    What is the minimum standard for digital living? Plus new articles on digital exclusion in transport and for those seeking asylum


  • Digital Inclusion News – February 2024

    Last updated: May 27, 2024 in News

    Digital inclusion trials in Sunderland and Essex, plus online talks at Public Sector Innovation Week in March


  • Digital Inclusion News – January 2024

    Last updated: May 27, 2024 in News

    Protection for vulnerable customers as landlines are withdrawn, and new stats on online lives of the over-70s


  • Digital Inclusion News – November 2023

    Last updated: February 23, 2024 in News

    New studies on the UK’s digital and financial lives and the role of technology for young people


  • New report: The state of data poverty in the UK

    Last updated: June 13, 2025 in News

    A new report assesses progress on data poverty over the last twelve months.


  • Digital Inclusion News – September 2023

    Last updated: September 22, 2023 in News

    Digital Poverty State of the Nation Report, and how to support older carers facing digital exclusion


  • Digital Inclusion News – July 2023

    Last updated: September 29, 2023 in News

    Roadmap for workforce digital skills, plus what is the outlook for digital skills in the charity sector?


  • Digital Inclusion News – June 2023

    Last updated: December 1, 2023 in News

    Government has “no credible strategy” on digital exclusion, plus new case studies on how to triage digital inclusion needs


  • Digital Inclusion News – May 2023

    Last updated: December 1, 2023 in News

    Guidance for good digital practice in social care, and a National Action Plan for ending digital poverty in the UK


  • Digital Inclusion News – April 2023

    Last updated: December 1, 2023 in News

    New report on internet access as a human right, sessions on cost of living available online, and relaunch of Learn My Way platform


  • Digital Inclusion News – March 2023

    Last updated: June 30, 2023 in News

    Free helpline for tech assistance, plans for digital learning platform, and calls for a new government Digital Inclusion Unit


  • Digital Inclusion News – February 2023

    Last updated: June 2, 2023 in News

    New parliamentary enquiry open for evidence, plus digitisation of NHS deemed “inadequate”


  • Digital Inclusion News – January 2023

    Last updated: March 30, 2023 in News

    New hub for online training resources, stats on digital exclusion in the UK workforce, plus elderly at risk of losing financial support due to councils’ move online


  • Digital Inclusion News – December 2022

    Last updated: February 23, 2023 in News

    Free model for community based digital inclusion, plus digital economies network launched


  • Digital Inclusion News – November 2022

    Last updated: January 26, 2023 in News

    A blueprint for community-based approaches to digital inclusion, plus a new report on the UK’s digital lives, and blog on digital poverty and domestic violence


  • Digital Inclusion News – October 2022

    Last updated: December 16, 2022 in News

    How digital inclusion impacts health, the experiences of young people online, and how to address data poverty at government level


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