AOL UK works closely with a number of industry and government bodies, including:
The Alliance for Digital Inclusion is a collaboration of businesses, working together to promote digital inclusion in the UK. Current members are AOL UK, BT, Cisco Systems UK, IBM UK, Intel UK & Ireland, Microsoft UK and T-Mobile.
The Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) represents providers of Internet services and serves to promote competition, self-regulation and the development of the Internet industry.
The Internet Content Rating Association (ICRA) is an international, independent organisation that empowers the public, especially parents, to make informed decisions about electronic media by means of the open and objective labelling of content.
The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) works in partnership with ISPs, Telcos, Mobile Operators, Software Providers, Police and Government, to minimise the availability of illegal Internet content, particularly child abuse images.
The Internet Crime Forum serves to promote, maintain and enhance an effective working relationship between industry and law enforcement to tackle crime and foster business and public confidence in the use of the Internet.
The Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG) is the Government's key advisory group on broadband. It provides advice on the Government strategy to meet its target for the UK to have the most extensive and competitive broadband market in the G7 by 2005.
The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB)'s mission is to grow the online advertising and commercial market.
The Office of Communications (Ofcom) will merge the functions of five existing regulatory bodies and is being designed to be a world-class regulator for the UK's converging communications sector.
The Office of the e-Envoy ensures that the country, its citizens and its businesses derive maximum benefit from the knowledge economy. The Office works to meet the Prime Minister's target for Internet access for all who want it by 2005 and supports work across Government to develop the UK as a world leader for electronic business.