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Combating Digital Poverty in the UK #JoiningtheDots
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This week, Freddie Quek, CTO at Times Higher Education, explains how digital poverty can be solved more effectively through a holistic approach.
Listen to the first episode on joining the dots for digital inclusion: https://www.digitalworkspace.works/joining-the-dots-for-digital-inclusion/
If you are interested in getting involved or sharing information about existing programmes, contact Freddie at freddie@timeshighereducation.com or on LinkedIn at https://uk.linkedin.com/in/freddiequek.
For more information, following along at https://uk.linkedin.com/company/digitalinclusion.
Topics
- What the Joining the Dots movement is all about
- 400,000-500,000 schoolchildren still lack digital access and they're not the only ones
- Freddie shares updates on the Joining the Dots initiative, including how the National Business Response Network (NBRN) is helping local communities and the emergence of the Digital Poverty Alliance (DPA)
- How will the end of the UK lockdown affect the movement?
Meet Our Guest
Freddie Quek is CTO at Times Higher Education, responsible for data-driven products and solutions such as the World Universities Rankings and SDG Impact Dashboard which provides insights into universities’ impact in delivering the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals. He is a disruptive, networked and agile leader who thrives in challenging environments and focuses on achieving and celebrating team successes. He is highly experienced and a multiple award-winning global technology leader who has worked in Singapore, US and UK, across automotive, higher education, publishing, loyalty, insurance, travel and financial services industries. As a consequence of Covid-19, he is a Founding Member and ambassador for Project Global Impact, and started the #joiningthedots initiative to address #digitalinclusion for disadvantaged school children in the UK.
Show Links
Follow us on Twitter: @thedwwpodcast
Email us: podcast@digitalworkspace.works
Visit us: www.digitalworkspace.works
Subscribe to the podcast: click here
YouTube channel: click here
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Manage episode 299479081 series 2818439
This week, Freddie Quek, CTO at Times Higher Education, explains how digital poverty can be solved more effectively through a holistic approach.
Listen to the first episode on joining the dots for digital inclusion: https://www.digitalworkspace.works/joining-the-dots-for-digital-inclusion/
If you are interested in getting involved or sharing information about existing programmes, contact Freddie at freddie@timeshighereducation.com or on LinkedIn at https://uk.linkedin.com/in/freddiequek.
For more information, following along at https://uk.linkedin.com/company/digitalinclusion.
Topics
- What the Joining the Dots movement is all about
- 400,000-500,000 schoolchildren still lack digital access and they're not the only ones
- Freddie shares updates on the Joining the Dots initiative, including how the National Business Response Network (NBRN) is helping local communities and the emergence of the Digital Poverty Alliance (DPA)
- How will the end of the UK lockdown affect the movement?
Meet Our Guest
Freddie Quek is CTO at Times Higher Education, responsible for data-driven products and solutions such as the World Universities Rankings and SDG Impact Dashboard which provides insights into universities’ impact in delivering the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals. He is a disruptive, networked and agile leader who thrives in challenging environments and focuses on achieving and celebrating team successes. He is highly experienced and a multiple award-winning global technology leader who has worked in Singapore, US and UK, across automotive, higher education, publishing, loyalty, insurance, travel and financial services industries. As a consequence of Covid-19, he is a Founding Member and ambassador for Project Global Impact, and started the #joiningthedots initiative to address #digitalinclusion for disadvantaged school children in the UK.
Show Links
Follow us on Twitter: @thedwwpodcast
Email us: podcast@digitalworkspace.works
Visit us: www.digitalworkspace.works
Subscribe to the podcast: click here
YouTube channel: click here
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