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Mobile operator Three UK has launched a new 3G / 4G supporting Mobile Broadband router and data plan called that's aimed at home users, which is one of the first such packages that we've seen to include " unlimited data " and at a cost of just £22 per month on a 24 month contract term.

The new Home-Fi package is designed to be used like a home broadband connection, albeit delivered over Three's mobile network instead of a fixed line connection. As such the bundle includes a Huawei B311 router, which is able to distribute the mobile data connection out to a maximum of up to 32 connected devices (Phones, Laptops etc.) via WiFi (only supports the 2.4GHz band).

Assuming the router that Three has chosen to ship is the same as the unbranded model then it should also include one Ethernet port for LAN/WAN and is capable of delivering a peak theoretical 4G (LTE Cat 4, 2*2 MIMO) speed of 150Mbps download (50Mbps upload); but expect to get a lot less than that in the real-world. As usual customers will also benefit from the operator's " Go Binge " service (i.e. unlimited video streaming via Netflix etc.).

According to the operator this plan does indeed give you " unlimited data", although their press release has confusingly described the plan as " 100GB data plus an unlimited data add-on" (eh?) and if you go through the order process then it comes up as " Plan - 100GB data - 24 month " (no mention of unlimited).

Despite this confusion Three's PR people continue to insist that it will give you unlimited data, which leads us to believe that this plan is a time-limited special offer and as such you'll get probably " unlimited " data for the first 24 months and after that it may revert to 100GB (if not then we'd expect a lot of advertising complaints to the ASA).

In fairness Three's sibling fixed wireless ISP in London, Relish Wireless, does already offer an unlimited 4G based plan for exactly the same price, although that is a different network setup but Three have made no secret of their desire to launch a similar sort of service nationwide via their future 5G network ( here).

However we suspect that even this plan is still subject to Three's TrafficSense management system, which uses a soft cap of " around" 1000GB (1 TeraByte) each month to " identify inappropriate use of the service, such as commercial use, which isn't permitted under our terms and conditions" ( here). Nevertheless that would still be very impressive for a 4G service.

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When we launched the UK Digital Strategy in March, we said that we would establish a new Digital Skills Partnership (DSP) to bring greater coherence to provision of digital skills training at a national level, and to support local level ...

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It's Volunteers' Week. This national event takes place 1-7 June every year. Claire Donaldson, Early Careers Policy and Engagement Strategy Lead for the Digital Skills and Inclusion team at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) explains why we should be celebrating volunteering in all its diversity.

Through its Delivery Group on Digital Enterprise, the Digital Skills Partnership (DSP) is working to increase digital capability among SMEs, in order to build thriving and inclusive local economies. The Partnership, convened by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport ...

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As the 2018 Charity Digital Skills Report is launched, its co-author, Zoe Amar talks about the importance of digital skills in the non-profit sector. What are the first things that come into your head if I say digital? Chances are ...

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The Tech Partnership and Lloyds Banking Group have today launched a consultation on updating the Basic Digital Skills framework. Created in 2015 by Go ON UK, working with a wide range of partners from education, the public, private and third ...

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Digital technologies are becoming more pervasive in all areas of society. Enabling everyone to have access and capability to use the Internet and associated digital technologies, summed up in the term 'digital inclusion', is seen to have wide-ranging benefits to the individual, to the economy and to society. For older people, being digitally included can help them to maintain their independence, social connectedness and sense of worth in the face of declining health or limited capabilities, as well as also offering new opportunities to improve their quality of life. At present however, access to the technology and to the benefits is not equally distributed either between or within nations, and older people tend to be on the 'wrong' side of what is termed the 'digital divide'. Governments globally are developing strategies to promote digital inclusion and indeed Internet uptake is increasing steadily, including amongst older people. However, such strategies have focussed on getting people online, and there appears to be an assumption that once someone is online they will remain 'digitally engaged'. In fact statistics show that some users give up using the Internet, and there is emerging evidence that older people are more vulnerable to the factors which can lead to this outcome. The authors see this phenomenon as a potential but largely unrecognised 'fourth digital divide' which has serious implications for social inclusion. The objectives of this article are (a) to raise awareness of the phenomenon of digital disengagement by considering some of the emerging evidence, (b) to explore some of the potential implications of not recognising and therefore not addressing the needs of the digitally disengaged older population, and (c) to reveal the prevailing gap in knowledge which future research should address.

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OLPHERT, W. and DAMODARAN, L. 2013. Older people and digital disengagement: a fourth digital divide? Gerontology, 59 pp. 564 - 570.

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This article was published in the journal, Gerontology [© S. Karger AG] and the definitive version is available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000353630

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Thank you for your interest in the Tech Partnership. Although the organisation has now closed, many of its activities have been taken forward by others, as set out below. Please make contact with them if you are interested in digital skills.
Higher Education (Degrees & Degree Apprenticeships) >>> TechSkills

The collective work of employers and universities continues, with all Higher Education activities - including degrees, degree apprenticeships and Tech Industry Gold accreditation - being taken forward by TechSkills.

If you are interested in industry backed degree apprenticeships or degrees, including IT Management for Business (ITMB) and Software Engineering for Business (SEfB), please register to get updates at www.techskills.org or contact Julia Bateson [email protected] .

Many of the former Tech Partnership's research factsheets and other online resources are freely available in the TechSkills' library.

Apprenticeship levels 2, 3 & 4 >>> BCS, NSAR and Instructus Skills

Whilst work on degree apprenticeships continues through TechSkills, the organisations work on apprenticeships levels 2, 3 and 4 has been transferred to three companies:

BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT, is supporting employers in their collective work on apprenticeship standards at levels 2, 3 and 4. The contact is [email protected] , tel 07814 889692.

NSAR, the National Skills Academy for Rail, is supporting employers on the External Quality Assurance of apprenticeships at levels 2, 3 and 4, to ensure parity of end point assessment across different awarding organisations. Contact is via [email protected] , tel 0203 021 0575.

Instructus Skills is responsible for certification for digital apprenticeship frameworks. Contact is via [email protected] , tel 01536 738631.

Schools (TechFuture) >>> City and Guilds

The Tech Partnership's work in schools - the TechFuture portfolio of TechFuture Classroom, TechFuture Girls, TechFuture Badges and TechFuture Ambassadors - is now with City and Guilds. If you would like to know more, please contact [email protected] or Patrick Craven on [email protected] , tel 07718 092113

Essential Digital Skills >>> The Department for Education

The Essential Digital Skills Framework defines the digital skills adults need to safely benefit from, participate in and contribute to the digital world. This has been transferred to the Crown, with contact via [email protected] .

Thank you for your interest. We hope you will get involved with the new organisations to continue to help the UK develop the digital skills it needs for the future.

The Tech Partnership, September 2018

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We do this through our education programme, providing training, resources and information to professionals working with children, young people and their families.

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Respecting me, you, us: building healthy relationships and creating positive cultures is a CEOP Education resource for 12 -14 year olds developed in association with clinical psychologist, Dr. Elly Hanson.

Under 18 and worried about online sexual abuse?
To report, click to visit the CEOP Safety Centre.

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The CEOP Education programme from the National Crime Agency’s CEOP Education Team aims to protect children and young people aged 4-18 from online child sexual abuse.

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The UK's leading online safety advice resource. Providing free, impartial internet safety advice to help keep you and your family safe online.

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Family members of online daters are being urged to help protect their relatives from becoming a victim of romance fraud, as new figures show almost £92 million has been lost through dating scams this year alone.

Could you recognise a cloned company scam? Criminals are copying real websites to steal savings.

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Family members of online daters are being urged to help protect their relatives from becoming a victim of romance fraud, as new figures show almost £92 million has been lost through dating scams this year alone. Could you recognise a cloned company scam? Criminals are copying real websites to steal savings.

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Digital Communities Wales is a Welsh Government project which is delivered by the Wales Co-operative CentreMae Cymunedau Digidol Cymru yn brosiect Llywodraeth Cymru, a gyflawnir gan Ganolfan Cydweithredol Cymru.To read our privacy notice for event attendees, please visit http://www.digitalcommunities.gov.wales/privacy-notice/

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