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Delivering digital inclusion: an action plan for consultation
— consultation response | | Author(s) | David Sinclair, Leonie Vlachos |
| Corporate Author | Age Concern England - ACE; Help the Aged |
| Publisher | Age Concern England; Help the Aged, London, January 2009 |
| Pages | 13 pp (Consultation response Ref: 0309) |
| Source | Age Concern England, Astral House, 1268 London Road, London SW16 4ER. www.ageconcern.org.uk Help the Aged, 207-221 Pentonville Road, London N1 9UZ. www.helptheaged.org.uk |
| Keywords | Information technology ; Computers ; Usage [services] ; Age Concern ; Help the Aged ; Comments or Evidence submitted. |
| Annotation | Help the Aged and Age Concern England (ACE) welcome the Digital Inclusion Action Plan and the Government's interest in tackling digital exclusion. This consultation response cites statistics from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and Ofcom on aspects of inclusion such as internet access. It comments on barriers to access by older people such as: cost or affordability; the need for appropriate training, support and opportunities to learn; and usability and accessibility. It makes the point that using a personal computer (PC) is not the only way of accessing digital services and information: digital television also has significant potential. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090305001 P |
| Classmark | UVB: 3O: QLD: PT: PYH: 6PM * |
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