Beyond digital : planning for a hybrid world : 1st report of session 2019–21.
by Lane-Fox, Martha, Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho.Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords. Select Committee on Covid-19.
Series: House of Lords papers. Session 2019-21 ; HL 263 (21 April 2021).Publisher: House of Lords, London : 2021.Description: 81p.Summary: This report warns that more needs to be done to ensure that everyone benefits from the increasing reliance on digital technology post-pandemic and that it does not lead to increasing inequality and marginalisation. Eleven per cent of households (equating to 2.8 million households) do not have internet access, nine million people are unable to access the internet by themselves, 11.7 million people lack the digital skills for everyday life and almost half of ‘non-users’ have a disability or long-standing health issue. Hence there is a real risk that any increasing reliance on digital technology will exacerbate existing inequalities..Subject(s): digital inclusion | information technology | social exclusion | health care | NHS | chronic disease | disabilities | mental health problems | access to health services | remote consultations | digital health | remote working | employment | education | wellbeing | Covid-19 | pandemicsDigital copyAvailability: Online access | Online access Note: ; Living Online: the Long-Term Impact on Wellbeing Inquiry. List(s) this item appears in: Technology in health and social care [October 2023]
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This report warns that more needs to be done to ensure that everyone benefits from the increasing reliance on digital technology post-pandemic and that it does not lead to increasing inequality and marginalisation. Eleven per cent of households (equating to 2.8 million households) do not have internet access, nine million people are unable to access the internet by themselves, 11.7 million people lack the digital skills for everyday life and almost half of ‘non-users’ have a disability or long-standing health issue. Hence there is a real risk that any increasing reliance on digital technology will exacerbate existing inequalities.
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