Tag Archives: Digital Inclusion

Two more student projects: Digital Divide and Social Inclusion of Homeless People

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In the framework  of the W4RA project to bridge the Digital Divide, and the student project Digitize Amsterdam, Carlbandro Edoga and  Marc Hegeman examine the obstacles homeless people face in urban areas of the Netherlands when using technology.  Thereby, they will investigate if there are needs that are unique for homeless people and thus require […]

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Student project: Virtual Agents to Close the Digital Gap

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In our modern society the increasing digitization of so many aspects of life holds a risk of social exclusion of various groups. People who find difficulties in accessing online information and navigating the Web are heavily disadvantaged, when information from the government, taxes, health services, legal information etc. is increasingly reachable as digital service only. […]