Elizabeth Anderson
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Elizabeth Anderson is CEO of the Digital Poverty Alliance, which aims to end digital poverty in the UK once and for all by 2030. Leading the DPA programmatic and operational team, she focusses across advocacy, community building and delivery work, talking to schools, industry partners, government leads, local authorities and other charities. Elizabeth’s career has been focussed almost exclusively in the non profit sector, working in areas including education, disadvantage and healthcare, focussing on strategic development, governance and stakeholder engagement to create social change. Outside work, she holds charity Trusteeships focusing on heritage and animal welfare, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. She lives just outside London, in Kent, and enjoys travel, dance and gardening.

Disconnected Britain: Bridging the digital divide

In spite of some parts of the country enjoying fibre connectivity, Elizabeth Anderson, CEO, Digital Poverty Alliance warns of a digital divide, and how to address it In the United Kingdom, where smartphones outnumber the population and online shopping contributes…