1. the use of ICTs in education and the promotion of social inclusion: a critical perspective from the UK presentation to ‘Education, equality and social justice in Brazil, India, South Africa and UK: The use of technologies in education and the promotion of social inclusion’ symposium Campo Grande 24_04_08 neil selwyn institute of education university of london, uk n.selwyn@ioe.ac.uk

3. using technologies to promote social inclusion in education: the UK policy approach the use of technologies to promote social inclusion in terms of educational opportunities and outcomes the use of education to ensure social inclusion in terms of technological opportunities and outcomes

4. using technologies to promote social inclusion in education: evidence for success i)continuing educational inequalities

5. using technologies to promote social inclusion in education: evidence for success i)continuing educational inequalities ii) continuing inequalities in terms of technological opportunities and outcomes “nearly all related studies agree that the fundamental solution lies beyond a mere consideration of information availability and infrastructure; they call for governments to interfere with the deep-rooted factors which have directly or indirectly caused this situation” (Yu 2006, p.235)

6. weaknesses in current thinking over education and digital inclusion individuals - especially young people - are naturally aligned to new technologies ICT use is an inevitably empowering activity ICT can prompt new patterns and types of behaviour people who are currently deemed to be digital excluded will benefit from ICT use

7. so where now? towards a new set of policy options and approaches social problems require social solutions meaningful change in people’s behaviour derives from genuinely ‘bottom-up’ activity the state and other bodies should adopt more facilitative and supportive roles in addressing digital inclusion commercial interests must play a wider role in addressing digital inclusion

8. the use of ICTs in education and the promotion of social inclusion: a critical perspective from the UK presentation to ‘Education, equality and social justice in Brazil, India, South Africa and UK: The use of technologies in education and the promotion of social inclusion’ symposium Campo Grande 24_04_08 neil selwyn institute of education university of london, uk n.selwyn@ioe.ac.uk