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 OUTCOMES

Our second annual event, on the theme of Mean[IN]gful Digital Inclusion, engages with attendees through the participatory practices adopted by our Feasibility Study leads. We showcase current funded projects and activities by inviting participants to experience the approaches and methods used by within each project. We bookend these experiences with discussions and roundtables, where we ask everyone to explore what a digital inclusive society would feel like.

IN+ 2024 ANNUAL EVENT

IN+ ART Iterations: what have we learnt so far?

Our IN+ ART Iterations programme launched in 2023 and seeks to explore digital equity through collaborative and experimental approaches. Working with artists and communities, the programme addresses the INCLUDE+ Principles and focuses on three core themes: well-being, precarity, and civic participation. Rather than aiming for predefined outcomes, the initiative encourages an open-ended exploration of how … Read more

IN+ART RESIDENCY

The IN+Art Residency at the University of Leeds is a collaborative residency focused on exploring digital equity through the lens of the INCLUDE+ Principles. The fellowship brings together digital artists, activists, and community leaders to dive into what digital equity means for artists and the communities they engage with. The IN+ART program isn’t about following … Read more

IN+ POWER AT PLAY CARDS

The IN+ Power at Play Cards are based on the results of our INCLUDE+ Civic Participation and Digital Equity Workshops, which included participants from the public sector, charities, and NGOs. The workshops took place in April and May 2023. We collaborated with Thrive by Design to develop and implement an inclusive digital participatory methodology. As … Read more

Funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
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INCLUDE+ is a collaboration between
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