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Digital Inclusion Consultation

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Digital Inclusion Consultation

Supporting organisations, councils, charities, NHS partners, and public-interest teams to design more inclusive digital services, strengthen participation, and build digital confidence.

Scope of support

What I help with, and who it is for

What I help with

  • Digital inclusion strategy development
  • Community consultation and engagement
  • Digital participation and behaviour insight
  • AI literacy and responsible adoption
  • Programme design and delivery advice
  • Digital healthcare access and confidence
  • Evaluation and impact frameworks

Who this is for

  • Local authorities and councils
  • Charities and community organisations
  • NHS and health-related partners
  • Funders and grant-making bodies
  • Schools, colleges, and training providers
  • Organisations developing digital or AI services

My approach

Bridging digital policy and lived reality

My consultancy approach combines community experience, research thinking, and practical delivery insight. I work with organisations to bridge the gap between digital policy and lived reality, ensuring strategies are not only well intentioned, but usable, trusted, and effective in practice.

This work is informed by my wider frameworks, including the Seven Pillars Framework for Future-Proofed Communities and the Multiplayer Online Social Formation Cycle (MOSFC), which together help explain both the conditions required for digital inclusion and the ways participation forms socially over time.

Why this matters

Inclusion is about more than provision

Digital exclusion is no longer defined solely by devices and connectivity. Increasingly, it is shaped by confidence, trust, safety, design quality, and the ability to navigate complex digital systems such as healthcare platforms, local authority services, and AI-enabled tools.

Effective digital inclusion work requires more than provision. It requires insight into how people actually experience digital systems, how behaviour is shaped, and what support structures are needed to sustain participation over time.

Relevant experience

Grounded in real delivery

  • Contribution to London-wide digital inclusion insight through the GLA Community Insights Hub
  • Community-based digital access and data poverty work through connectivity support initiatives
  • Support and insight linked to NHS-related digital engagement and usability
  • Development of practical digital skills, AI literacy, and digital confidence programmes
  • Research and frameworks focused on digital participation, behaviour, and inclusion

Consultation options

Choose the level of support that fits

Starter

Focused Advisory Support

£500

For small projects or single-issue advice.

  • 1 consultation session
  • Review of challenge or idea
  • Practical recommendations
  • Suitable for charities and small teams
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Strategic

Extended Consultancy & Collaboration

£10,000+

For larger programmes and deeper support.

  • Strategic advisory engagement
  • Framework development and insight translation
  • Workshops, briefings, and stakeholder sessions
  • Suitable for larger organisations and funded programmes
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Fees vary depending on scope, timescale, and level of support required. A tailored quotation can be provided following an initial enquiry.

Request a consultation

To discuss a project, programme, workshop, or strategic challenge related to digital inclusion, AI literacy, community participation, or digital healthcare access, get in touch. On the contact form, choose “Digital Inclusion Consultation” as your service of interest.