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Posts Tagged ‘Digital Inclusion’

An interview with Stephen Timms MP, on LocalGovTV about Digital Inclusion (Note: Needs registration on site to watch)

Highlights of interview:

• 12.5m people do not have online access
• 10m never used internet so missing out on many online services and savings
• Digital efficiency and costs savings by providing Govt services online
• Focus on least likely groups online (55+, disabled, low income)
• Digital Participation taskforce of 60+ members tackling excluded groups in a co-ordinated way
• Targets – 100% online access by 2012 at 2mb and 90% at higher speeds by 2017
• Target – rural economy must be engaged hence 50p per month levy on telephones
• Digital Inclusion pathfinder examples – Barnsley and Swindon,
• DI Beacons via IDeA (now managed under the Local Innovation Awards Scheme) Govt