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UK online centres and digital inclusion Exploring the impact of being online both socially and economically, and why UK online centres are key to unlocking the potential digital inclusion offers the UK
Ian Clifford, Nov 2011
Early Adopter
Functional use
Communications Information
Transactions
Content creator
Entertainment Social web
The digital journey The use of digital technology to improve the lives and life chances of all citizens and the places in which they live.
Entre-preneur
Inclusion
Engagement
Empowerment
40.8m adults use the internet daily … BUT 8.7m never use it
Source: ONS 2006-11
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Every day Never
Who is offline? (has NEVER used the internet)
› Age is a key factor… › 60% of the over 65s have never used the internet › 68% of people who are widowed › 55% of people with no qualifications › 31% of people earning less than £10,399 › 29% of people from the North East of England › 21% of women
Source: ONS 2010
Where: there’s a North-South divide
All UK: 18% never used Source: ONS 2010
UK online centres users lives – before and after
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
I do not feel concerned about my levels of qualifications, training or skills
n=75
I do not feel concerned about my work position
n=51
I do not feel concerned aboutmy health
n=75
I felt part of my local community
I communicated as much as I would have liked
with my family
I communicated as muchas I would like to with friends
"Yes" Before "Yes" After
“Does the internet improve lives?” Freshminds April, 2009
Communicate more
Feel more connected to local community
Feel less concerned about skills, work and health
2% 4% 7% 8% 10%26%
55%
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%
2% of people in the highest income category (>£40,000) have never used the internet, compared to 31% of those in the lowest income (<£10,399) category
It is a case of social equality
Source ONS 2010
55% of people without any qualifications have never used the internet, compared to 2% with a degree
Products: www.go-on.co.uk
Access: 3,800 active centres Not owned, managed or funded by us 3800 community partners, covering 84% of England’s most deprived areas. Locations include: • Community centres • Social Housing, Sheltered Housing & Care Homes • Libraries • Job Centres & Job Clubs • Shops, pubs, farms • Surestart centres, schools • Mosques, churches, temples, church halls • Homeless shelters & Women’s Hostels • Post Offices • Citizens Advice Bureaux • Council Offices
If all UK digitally excluded adults got online and made one digital contact with Government each month, this would save the Government £900 million per year
PwC & Martha Lane Fox “The Economic Case for Digital Inclusion”
www.raceonline.org/resources Oct 2009
Measuring impact Supported individuals are saving far more
contacts than expected › 4% No contacts saved › 19% 1 contact or visit a month › 36% 2-4 contacts or visits a month › 14% 5-9 contacts or visits a month › 16% 10 or more visits a month › 11% Don’t know
UK online centres 705 learners surveyed April 2010- Sept 2011
Channel shift impact of UK online centre intervention Counting since April 2010 …. › 698k people online (as of yesterday) › Each saved av 3.8 transactions per month › 43% channel shifting after support
› £106m saved based on PWC calculations › Trend increasing over time….