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Going All Inclusive

United Kingdom · Selby · Regional · See the United Kingdom profile

‘Going all inclusive’ is a program framework for the development and delivery of a collaborative digital program. An area (i.e. Selby District) is analyzed, assessment is made of existing DI projects, and gaps where people’s needs are not being met. The program seeks to bring to

Details

Maturity
Pilot
Promoter
Yorcoms Ltd — website
Type
System
Status
Ongoing
Target groups
Unemployed and those facing social problems, Elderly people, Marginalised young people and children, Migrants, People with disabilities
Period
2018-01-01
Keywords
digital inclusion, internet access, communities, digital skills, engagement

Context

Peter, CEO of Yorcoms and creator of 'Going All Inclusive', has worked in digital inclusion since its inception and observed that many DI initiatives fail due to little focus on sustainability, outcomes or evaluation. He developed a hierarchy of digital need based on Maslow's concept of need, addressing each level systematically, as the basis for this programme in the district of Selby, UK — an area where too many people and businesses lack the knowledge, skills or opportunity to engage with the digital world, at a time when services such as Universal Credit require people to be online.

Activities

The programme analyses an area's existing digital-inclusion activity and gaps, then brings together existing activities and new stakeholders to build a comprehensive, collaborative programme addressing every digital-inclusion barrier systematically. It is properly costed to guarantee sustainability before funding is sourced to roll it out. Hoped-for stakeholders include AVS (association of voluntary services), Age Concern, Good Things Foundation, RNIB, Big Local, and local councils, schools, colleges and businesses.

Implementation
Indicative cost
Low (< €50k) — No cost figures given; scored low reflecting a single-district (Selby), regional-scale initiative led by a 10-person organisation, though the framework itself calls for proper costing before rollout.
Time to results
Medium (1–3 years) — Framework developed and rollout beginning from 2018; described as an ongoing, multi-stakeholder coordination effort without a stated end date.
Staffing & skills
Yorcoms Ltd programme/coordination staff (10 operational staff reported), Prospective local partner organisations (AVS, Age Concern, Good Things Foundation, RNIB, Big Local, councils, schools, colleges, businesses)

Conditions for success

  • Systematic, area-level assessment of existing digital-inclusion activity and gaps before designing a programme
  • Proper costing up front to secure sustainable funding
  • Coordinated, multi-stakeholder delivery rather than siloed initiatives

Common failure modes

  • The framework's own author notes that many prior digital-inclusion initiatives failed from insufficient focus on sustainability, outcomes and evaluation — a risk this programme aims to avoid but has not yet demonstrated it has, since no evaluation has been completed

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