Ireland's Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment Denis Naughten, T.D., awarded EUR 2.2 million to 15 community and not-for-profit organisations to provide basic digital skills training to people under his department's new Digital Skills for Citizens Grant Scheme.
The Department's Digital Skills for Citizens Scheme aims to give people the confidence, motivation and skills to take their first steps online, so that they can play their part in an increasingly digital world.
The Digital Skills for Citizens Scheme is a key part of the Government's National Digital Strategy which recognises the importance of enabling all citizens to realise the full social and economic potential of the digital world. Digital skills can empower and enrich the lives of people, giving them better access to information, culture, entertainment, social networking, e-government services, as well as online goods and services.
Training in basic internet skills will be delivered free of charge to more than 26,000 people during 2017. A full geographic spread of classes, engaging deeply with communities across every county, will be ensured and monitored under the scheme.
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Quelle/Source: telecompaper, 23.12.2016
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