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Professor Michael Hulme discusses the internet and the digital divide in the UK
16 November, 2009 
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Michael Hulme is Hon Professor and Associate Fellow of the Institute for Advanced Studies at Lancaster University, he is Director of the Social Futures Observatory specialising in exploring emergent social futures and the role of media and technology. He advises many leading global media/technology organisations, has spoken at many international conferences and is a regular contributor to the media and academic journals.
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