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15/01/2002
New opportunities to get online locally
The New Opportunities Fund is to deliver £10.5 million of Lottery cash to local communities deemed “least likely” to have the chance to be online.
Computer learning projects in libraries and local centres will be given the cash boost in an attempt to make internet technology more accessible to people who have so far been denied the opportunity to avail of it. With £5.7 million also going to a further 48 projects, this lifelong learning programme has now allocated over £77 million to over 800 such projects.
Almost £5 million of the funding will go to 16 library services throughout the UK, increasing the number of computers for users under the People’s Network. This project aims to link every public library in the UK to the internet, and the National Grid for Learning.
The People’s Network is managed by Resource: The Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries. Chris Batt, Director of the Learning and Information Society Team at Resource, commented: "Today's announcement marks a very important step towards the roll-out of the People's Network across the UK and is fantastic news for the people of these communities. Now millions more will be able to log on and discover the rich world of the Internet."
Stephen Dunmore, the New Opportunities Fund’s Chief Executive added: "For those people who have been excluded from even basic computer technology skills through disadvantage, this money will provide local access to the wealth of information that is out there and that many of us take for granted.” (CL)
Computer learning projects in libraries and local centres will be given the cash boost in an attempt to make internet technology more accessible to people who have so far been denied the opportunity to avail of it. With £5.7 million also going to a further 48 projects, this lifelong learning programme has now allocated over £77 million to over 800 such projects.
Almost £5 million of the funding will go to 16 library services throughout the UK, increasing the number of computers for users under the People’s Network. This project aims to link every public library in the UK to the internet, and the National Grid for Learning.
The People’s Network is managed by Resource: The Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries. Chris Batt, Director of the Learning and Information Society Team at Resource, commented: "Today's announcement marks a very important step towards the roll-out of the People's Network across the UK and is fantastic news for the people of these communities. Now millions more will be able to log on and discover the rich world of the Internet."
Stephen Dunmore, the New Opportunities Fund’s Chief Executive added: "For those people who have been excluded from even basic computer technology skills through disadvantage, this money will provide local access to the wealth of information that is out there and that many of us take for granted.” (CL)
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