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Digital inclusion
Greg WatsonSales Manager, Online Centres Foundation
@GregWat_sonhttp://www.slideshare.net/[email protected]
www.learnmyway.comwww.communityhowto.com
15 minutes….
1. Background to digital inclusion 2. Info about UK online centres3. What resources are available to
help you in the community
Why we care about digital inclusion:• Social Justice – Equality, improving lives– Employment, Saving, social isolation
• Economic Growth– Welfare reform moving online– Digital by default– Helping people be more employable– Building new better digital businesses
Who’s digitally excluded:
18% of adults have never been online (ONS)
71% 51% 50%In social group C2DE
Aged over 65 Have no qualification
3.91 Million disabled adults
Office for National Statistics - 2012
Economic benefits:
Government estimates suggest that an hour spent interacting with government costs the average citizen £14.70. Over 250million transactions are still completed through offline channels every year. “
£1.8 billion annual saving if an half hour was saved by digitalising every transaction
Digital Efficiency Report Nov 2012
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Benefits to the individual:
• £560 saved by shopping/paying bills online– 82% internet users have saved money [Ofcom]
• 7 million job adverts online• 90% of all jobs need basic IT skills• 25% increase in earners with good IT skills• 3.1 million people over 65 go a whole week
without seeing family or friends
ONS figures 2012
Intro to UK online centres:[Not for profit social enterprise]
Purpose: We make good things happen through digital technology
5,000 community organisations– Network within our network
• Into work• Disability • Community Capacity Builders (CCB)• Carers
No such thing as a typical UK online centres– Most run outreach sessions which include,
• care homes, • social houses• churches, mosques• Village halls• Fish and Chip Shops• Pubs
Who is getting supported in UK online centres
Social Excluded 83% Receiving any benefits
57%
Unemployed 47% Educated below level 2
50%
Household income <£9,999
28% Disabled 29%
Aged 65+ 16% Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic Groups
16%
User survey results January 2013
What do learners progression to:Any positive outcome 96%
Progression to employment / employment activities
65%
Voluntary work 11%
Moved from unemployed to employed 8%
Did further learning 50%
Used Government websites 73%
Feel more confident going online 93%
Overall satisfaction 99%
Progress survey results January 2013
Comparison: Social exclusion with previous year
We need action on:
Skills20%
Motivation34%
Access38%
Barriers to why people are not online [Freshminds 2007 and 2009]
Thanks for listening
Greg WatsonSales Manager, Online Centres Foundation
@GregWat_sonhttp://www.slideshare.net/[email protected]
www.learnmyway.comwww.communityhowto.com