Elizabeth Anderson | Chief Executive Officer
Digital Poverty Alliance

Elizabeth Anderson, Chief Executive Officer, Digital Poverty Alliance

Elizabeth Anderson is CEO of the Digital Poverty Alliance, which aims to end digital poverty in the UK once and for all.  Leading the DPA programmatic and operational team, she focusses across advocacy, community building and delivery work, talking to schools, industry partners, government leads, local authorities and other charities.  Elizabeth’s career has been focussed almost exclusively in the non-profit sector, working in areas including education, disadvantage and healthcare, focussing on strategic development, governance and stakeholder engagement to create social change.  

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Connected Britain 2026 - Day 1 @ 10:55

Digital inclusion: The big picture

  • How is the ongoing cost-of-living crisis changing the way we define "digital poverty" in 2026? 
  • What more can the government and ISPs do to ensure that low-cost social tariffs and free devices reach the people who need them most? 
  • Beyond just being "fair," what is the actual economic cost to the UK of leaving millions of people offline and out of the digital economy? 
last published: 07/Sep/26 14:45 GMT

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