In its new publication, the University of Manchester's academics call for urgent action to bridge the expanding digital divide in the UK. The publication which is titled On Digital Inequalities demarcates the impact of the digital divide on healthcare, education, employment, the economy among other areas. It further pinpoints policy measures to tackle the digital divide including:
'No longer should people have to make the choice between data and food -we know from our community partners that some people have had to make this choice in the last year,' said Good Things Foundation Group Chief Executive Helen Milner.