Department for Science, Innovation and Technology written question – answered am ar 28 Mawrth 2024.
Tan Dhesi
Shadow Minister (Exports)
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she is taking steps with (a) tech companies and (b) non-profits to improve the accessibility of digital content for people facing literacy barriers.
Saqib Bhatti
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
This Government has been clear that ensuring that no one is left behind in the digital age is a key priority and continues to take steps to offer needed support, including through the new Cross-Whitehall Ministerial Group for Digital Inclusion.
Our 2021 Online Media Literacy Strategy seeks to support organisations to undertake activity in a more coordinated, wide-reaching, and high-quality way. Over the last year, we have funded 13 media literacy projects aimed at vulnerable and/or hard-to-reach citizens, including young women excluded from mainstream education and children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.
The Online Safety Act empowers ofcom to request information from in-scope companies about their media literacy activities to allow better visibility of tech industry efforts.
Yes2 people think so
No2 people think not
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