Accessing digital technologies is only part of the problem of our unequal digital world. Inequality exists also in the different levels of skill people have to engage with that technology, and even more crucially in the differing outcomes they achieve from that engagement, or thanks to the digitisation of society more broadly. In her recent book, "Digital Disconnect", Professor Ellen Helsper examines the way that historical social inequalities play out in a digital world – some amplified, some ameliorated by technology – and the solutions that go beyond simply a more equal provision. As part of this year’s LSE Festival, our short films series showcases research exploring the challenges we face across the world and the practical steps we can take to tackle them. Research by Professor Ellen Helsper, Department of Media and Communications 🔸 Ellen Helsper, The Digital Disconnect: The Social Causes and Consequences of Digital Inequalities (Sage) 🔸 REF 2021 impact case study: From skills to
