Professor of Digital Culture in the Department of Communications and Media at the University of Liverpool and Joint Director of the Digital Media and Society Institute
Simeon Yates is a Professor of Digital Culture in the Department of Communications and Media at the University of Liverpool and Joint Director of the Digital Media and Society Institute. He also serves as one of the co-leads of the institutional AI for Life research frontier, which focuses on advancing AI technologies and their applications to develop solutions to address significant societal challenges. Simeon has undertaken research on the social, political and cultural impacts of digital media for over three decades. He also has a substantial focus on projects that address digital inclusion and exclusion, working with academic, charitable, and government colleagues to develop policies and interventions to support digital inclusion. This includes working with the UK’s Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), the UK’s media regulator Ofcom, the Welsh and Scottish Governments, and regional government. Simeon also work extensively with charity organisations such as the Good Things Foundation, Cwmpas in Wales and SCVO in Scotland. In 2017, I was seconded to DCMS to act as research lead for the Digital Culture team – helping to develop the first UK “Digital Culture” policy. I am a member of the Greater Manchester City Region Mayoral Digital Inclusion Action Network. I am an appointed expert advisor to DCMS, DSIT and Ofcom. I am currently a member of the DSIT Digital Inclusion Action Committee (DIAC) and its subcommittees, and the DCMS Future of TV Distribution Stakeholder Forum and its subcommittees.
