Exploring the Meaning and Experience of Digital Exclusion

As part of the Limerick Lifelong Learning Festival 2020, PAUL Partnership, on behalf of the Limerick Digital Inclusion Working Group invites you to a presentation of emerging research on the Meaning and Experience of Digital Exclusion on Thursday October 1st, from 2.30pm – 4pm, via Zoom.

In 2019, the Limerick Digital Inclusion Working Group commissioned The Tavistock Institute to undertake research into the meaning and experience of digital exclusion.

Join us in this exciting webinar as the Tavistock Institute present emerging findings from their research, followed by a Panel Discussion reflecting on the research so far, digital exclusion during Covid-19, and future actions.

Outline of Event:

Presentation of Research Findings – Rachel Hastings-Caplan, Researcher with The Tavistock Institute, London

Panel Discussion:

o Brendan Ryan (Panel Facilitator), Learning Technology Development Officer, Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board,

o Mary Flannery, Community Education Facilitator, Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board

o Dr. Ileana Hamburg, Head of the Lifelong Learning Study Group (LLL), Institute for Work and Technology (IAT), Gelsenkirchen, Germany

o Rob O’Driscoll, Head of Digital Services, Limerick City and County Council

o Adrienne O’Connell, Education & Training Co-Ordinator, West Limerick Resources

o David Drabble, Senior Researcher with The Tavistock Institute London

This event will be of interest to citizens, service providers, and policy makers with an interest in exploring the causes and responses to digital exclusion.

A Zoom link will be emailed to registered participants in advance of the webinar

The Limerick Digital Inclusion Working Group includes representatives of:

• Limerick City and County Council

• Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board (Chair)

• PAUL Partnership

• West Limerick Resources

• Ballyhoura Development

• Innovate Limerick

• Mary Immaculate College

In 2018, ‘Building Ireland’s First Digital City: Limerick Digital Strategy (2017 – 2020)’ (https://www.limerick.ie/digital-strategy) was launched by Limerick City and County Council. This strategy aims to lay the foundation for the ‘Sustainable Smart Limerick City Region and Communities’ – a Limerick that uses digital technologies and embraces new work practices to empower communities, create better services, accelerate sustainable social and economic growth and to improve the quality of life for all.

The Digital Inclusion Working Group is one of four working groups established to oversee the implementation of the Limerick Digital Strategy.