Ka81 Slides from BrewEdIsolation

1. Education
Foundation
Report
So what's going on ??
6.9 million people will remain digitally excluded by 2028
(Centre for Economics and Business Research)
1 million children… (Learning Foundation)
2.7 million children live-in low-income families (National
Statistics, 2018) with limited, if any, digital access.

2. So days later …..
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3. But… what is digital really about?

4. The economic
impact of
Digital
Inclusion in the
UK

5. Economic
benefits of
a digital
education
Social capital : 57% of teens they have made a new friend online, and 83% state that social media
makes them feel more connected and informed about their friends’ lives
Economic disparity : Earnings benefit by 2028 to the economy to equate to £571 million.
NHS savings: cost savings to the NHS to total £141 million by 2028. NHS reports a return on
investment of £6.40 for every £1.00 spent by the NHS on digital inclusion support.
Employment : Total employability benefits to amount to £313 million by 2028.
Time : Value of time saved by 2028 to be £1.1 billion.
Communication benefits: Aggregate additional expenditure on recreational and cultural
activities to amount to £400 million by 2028.
Digital efficiency savings: Savings to the government associated with an increase in digital
take-up to reach £487 million by 2028.
Corporate benefits: corporate benefits from a reduction in digital skills shortages vacancies to
be £1.5 billion by 2028.

6. Investment
• This implies a benefit of
almost £15 for every £1
invested.
• From Centre for Economics
and Business Research

7. Check out the
report
We educate to produce rounded
individuals to have a productive
happy lives….
Thank you Caz