“ Preventing children from being digitally excluded from home education is a key priority and an invaluable way to inject the next generation of leaders with the tools they need to become tomorrow ’ s digital pioneers and thrive without constraints .”
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“ Preventing children from being digitally excluded from home education is a key priority and an invaluable way to inject the next generation of leaders with the tools they need to become tomorrow ’ s digital pioneers and thrive without constraints .”
Yondr : Supporting Digital Inclusion - TechInclusionUK Author : Liz Raven , Head of Quality at Yondr Group and iMasons EMEA Millennials / GenZ MRG Lead Education has become an increasingly polarising topic as the data centre industry faces a growing talent shortage and a lack of awareness of the opportunities available for young talent in this sector . We ’ ve been searching for opportunities to turn talk into action and truly make a difference .
A core value at Yondr is the ability to empower the next generation of talent and provide these young individuals easy access to the opportunities that exist within the data centre business , either through partnerships with colleges and vocational institutions , or by offering comprehensive internship programmes .
COVID-19 has brought to light one of the biggest challenges in our current society - increased digital inequality . In a world that relies heavily on digital infrastructure , there is a growing concern about the impact of the pandemic on children who are homeschooled and often share one device in the entire household and , in the worst-case scenario , don ’ t have access to any form of technology at all .
LIZ RAVEN HEAD OF QUALITY AT YONDR GROUP AND IMASONS EMEA MILLENNIALS / GENZ MRG LEAD
In an effort to proactively overcome these challenges , Yondr Group wanted to tackle this issue differently by partnering with TechInclusionUK to provide computers to those who do not have access to devices that can help them benefit from an at-home education . TechInclusionUK has developed a hassle-free and secure process to put old tech to good use . Their proven platform refurbishes unwanted but working tech , such as laptops , desktops , and tablets , extending the products use-life and amortising the environmental impacts of their manufacture over a longer use-life . The devices are then donated to schools and social organisations to allow young people in education to access the resources they need to have a chance of reaching their full potential .
For this partnership , Tower Hamlets , which has one of the highest rates of child poverty in London , was selected . Preventing children from being digitally excluded from home education is a key priority and an invaluable way to inject the next generation of leaders with the tools they need to become tomorrow ’ s digital pioneers and thrive without constraints .
116 October 2021