12 April 2007

UK online centres, the initiative which aims to bring the web to more people, has been recommended for this year's National e-Well-Being Awards.

The nomination is due to the partnership between central government, local government and voluntary organisations to offer Internet access to "disadvantaged" individuals, the body claims.

UK online centres believes that web access is beneficial to the individual involved and the government, which can offer services more easily as a result.

"Increasing the proportion of the population which has access to these services is important not just for economic reasons, but for social equity," states the organisation.

It adds that recently conducted research found that the people who most need easy access to services are often among those who have no access to them.

A UK online centres initiative based at Age Concern in Walsall has reported success in helping elderly individuals gain access to the web and enabling younger users to obtain formal qualifications.

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