Welcome to INCLUDE+, a network dedicated to exploring and fostering social and digital environments where everyone can thrive. From 2022 to 2027, this five-year program aims to build a robust knowledge community addressing inequalities in digital society.
ABOUT IN+ NETWORK
IN+ ART Iterations explores digital equity and the implications of INCLUDE+ Principles. Our initiative seeks to co-examine what digital equity means for artists and the communities they engage with.
MEET OUR IN+ART COMMUNITY
Our research and community practice spans algorithmic social justice, responsible and inclusive digital innovation, digital civics, and health. We strive to understand how wellbeing, precarity, and civic culture interplay with broader structural inequalities and how these are experienced and navigated by various communities.
HORIZON SCANNING OUTCOMESIN+ Network News
An Exploration of the UK Government’s Digital Inclusion Action Plan Through the INCLUDE+ Lens
by Darran Gillan – Research Lead Mapping IN+ Principles Project As someone deeply committed to digital equity, with a background in youth work and community engagement, I’ve dedicated much of my career to exploring inclusive, community centred approaches to bridge the digital divide, helping marginalised groups thrive in digital spaces. As an INCLUDE+ Network fellow, I’ve … Read more
Building digital equity with communities: the IN+ Principles in action
By Darran Gillan Hi everyone! I’m Darran Gillan, and I’m excited to be stepping into the Research Lead Role on the IN+ Principles Analysis Exploratory Project with INCLUDE+. It’s a privilege to join such a vibrant and thoughtful network committed to digital equity, creativity, and community transformation. With a background in digital inclusion, community development, … Read more
[re]imagining digital inclusion: reflections from the New Narratives Workshop
The New Narratives Workshop held in Leeds on March 19–20, 2024, provided a space for organisations supporting refugees and asylum seekers to examine their approaches to inclusion, storytelling, and digital engagement. Designed to help participants reconsider projects that facilitate participation, the workshop foregrounded the use of storytelling as a tool to counteract cynicism and fear, … Read more
Funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
INCLUDE+ is a collaboration between
