IN+ Tools: the Digital Privilege Walk

The Digital Privilege Walk is a reflective exercise aimed at exploring issues of digital access, equity, and the impact of AI tools and digital platforms on artistic freedom and personal identity. The tool was developed by dr Alicja Pawluczuk – a Research Fellow at the IN+ Network. Durint the exercise, participants are asked to physically … Read more

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

IN+ Fellowship: The risks and opportunities associated with chatbots using generative AI for children

This Fellowship will involve independent research into the risks and opportunities associated with chatbots using generative AI for children. The aim of the project is to understand children’s use of chatbots which use generative AI via a review of existing research and recent technological developments in this area. The Fellow will also seek to identify … Read more

IN+ Fellowship: Criteria for Age-Appropriate Design

Mapping problematic practices and defining criteria for (non) compliance with data protection, online safety and digital service regulation for children 5Rights Foundation has played a key role in defining regulatory standards for children’s privacy and safety in the digital environment. Now, with the passage of the Online Safety Bill (OSB) in the UK and the … Read more

New Narratives

Promoting refugee & asylum seeker civic participation through third sector capability building We are delighted to announce that INCLUDE+ has funded New Narratives as one of our first feasibility studies, to address the significant issues faced by refugees and asylum seekers in the UK. This project is designed to confront the high levels of social … Read more

Co-producing and Implementing a ‘place-based’ Coding Club Framework for Underserved Communities

The team behind this study has been working with Bradford Council to prioritise the development of digital skills to enable children and young people across the city to thrive in an increasingly digitalised society. This programme of work is now embedded within the Bradford District Digital Strategy 2022-2027. The current project builds on this vision with … Read more

Youth-led research and development

Digital Youth Work The aim of this project is to enable young people impacted by digital exclusion to develop the digital skills and critical thinking that will empower them to succeed in an increasingly digitalised world. The team will work with two groups of young people to support the development of relevant digital skills projects … Read more

Exploring Cyber Sisterhood with Herstory of Art Museum (MuHER) in Poland

Together with participants, Marta and Aleksandra will inspect different ways in which we connect to the ideas of sisterhood, herstory, feminism, etc online. The case study will be HERstory of Art Museum, which is based across a multitude of different social media platforms/ websites and online affiliations. Participants will discuss exactly where this “safe and … Read more