1.0Media of Thingshttps://mediaofthings.co.ukJenny Fisherhttps://mediaofthings.co.uk/index.php/author/jenny/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="lUfwWTAjmv"><a href="https://mediaofthings.co.uk/index.php/2021/01/06/can-government-narrow-the-digital-divide/">Can Government narrow the digital divide?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://mediaofthings.co.uk/index.php/2021/01/06/can-government-narrow-the-digital-divide/embed/#?secret=lUfwWTAjmv" width="600" height="338" title="“Can Government narrow the digital divide?” — Media of Things" data-secret="lUfwWTAjmv" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://mediaofthings.co.uk/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://i2.wp.com/mediaofthings.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/digital-divide-feat.jpeg?fit=600%2C300&ssl=1600300The sudden lockdown – and the U-turn on closing schools – has revealed government failings on planning and logistics once again.  Unless they act quickly, some children will be left behind. When the first lockdown began last year, the Government recognised that not all children had the equipment and internet connections to learn from home. ...