We don’t just deliver digital inclusion. We help design systems that actually work for people.
IFB Gaming is a research-led community organisation advancing digital inclusion through delivery, insight, and system-level innovation.
Who we are
A community-rooted, research-led organisation
IFB Gaming is a UK-based research and learning organisation focused on digital inclusion, community resilience, and inclusive technology.
Founded in 2019, IFB Gaming began by connecting researchers and institutions with gaming communities that were often overlooked in traditional research and engagement. Since then, it has evolved into a broader community-rooted organisation working across digital inclusion, education, emerging technology, and inclusive participation.
Today, IFB Gaming supports individuals and communities through practical programmes, trusted partnerships, and insight that helps improve how digital systems work in real life.
Why our work matters
Inclusion must go beyond access
Progress has been made in devices, connectivity, and digital skills. Yet exclusion persists.
Many people are now connected and digitally active, but still face barriers to meaningful participation, whether through low trust, poor system design, unclear pathways, lack of confidence, or limited support.
We believe digital inclusion must go beyond access alone. It must also support participation, trust, and long-term community resilience.
How we work
Three connected layers
Delivery
We provide practical, community-based support through programmes that address immediate digital needs.
Insight
We turn frontline experience into learning, frameworks, and evidence that strengthen digital inclusion practice.
Influence
We contribute to broader conversations on digital inclusion, participation, and system design through partnerships, research, and thought leadership.
What we do
Our programmes
Empowering Futures
Supporting underserved communities and families with refurbished devices, data access, and practical digital skills.
Winter Data Care
Providing targeted support during the winter months, when households are often most at risk of digital and social exclusion.
Community Data Waypoints
Developing trusted local access points where people can find support with connectivity, devices, and digital confidence.
Inclusive Research Partnerships
Working with healthcare, academia, community organisations, and partners to explore digital access, behaviour, and impact.
Our framework
The 7 Pillars of Future-Proofed Communities
Our work is guided by the 7 Pillars of Future-Proofed Communities, helping us think beyond access alone and towards inclusive, resilient, and sustainable digital participation.
Why IFB Gaming
What makes our approach different
Community-led
We design with lived experience at the centre.
Research-led
We combine practical delivery with learning, reflection, and evidence.
System-bridging
We connect community practice with partners, policymakers, and wider systems.
Sustainability-focused
We support responsible technology use, reuse, and long-term digital resilience.
Built for participation
We are interested not only in whether people can get online, but whether systems enable them to participate meaningfully once they do.
Who we work with
A bridge between communities and institutions
We collaborate with community organisations, educators, researchers, policymakers, and industry partners who share a commitment to inclusive digital futures.
Our role is often to act as a bridge between communities and institutions, lived experience and programme design, immediate support and long-term systems change.
Our vision
Full participation in digital society
We want a future where every community can access the tools, support, confidence, and opportunities needed to participate fully in digital society.
That means building not only access, but also trust, confidence, relevance, and resilience.
Work with IFB Gaming
Whether you are looking to partner, support a programme, explore research collaboration, or strengthen digital inclusion in your organisation or community, we would be pleased to hear from you.