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Communities 2.0 and digital inclusion

Communities 2.0

Communities 2.0 is a Welsh Government (external website) programme which is delivered by five partner organisations – the Wales Co-operative Centre, the Novas Scarman Group, Pembrokeshire Association of  Voluntary Services, Carmarthenshire County Council and the George Ewart Evans Centre for Storytelling at the University of Glamorgan. Much of the funding for Communities 2.0 has come from the European Regional Development Fund.

The initiative aims to work first in the Convergence area of Wales, breaking down barriers to engagement with technologies. It will support new and existing enterprises to use ICT to improve performance, through training, mentoring, technical support, ICT related business support, research and best practice.

Communities 2.0 runs the campaign Click.Connect.Discover to help people in Wales make better use of digital technology.

What is digital inclusion?

There are many benefits to using digital technology and those that do not have access to it, through lack of skills or lack of facilities, are ‘digitally excluded’.

The Welsh Government say:

“It is an agenda about people and improving their lives, being able to communicate more easily; getting goods more easily and for lower prices and about being able to access public services more easily. Digital inclusion is also about reducing social isolation. It is about people being able to benefit, both as citizens and consumers.”

Welsh Government - digital inclusion (external website).

Digital Inclusion Wales Stakeholders' Forum

Digital Inclusion Wales Stakeholders’ Forum has been developed by the Digital Inclusion Unit at the Welsh Government and Communities 2.0. It is a place to discuss how the digital divide is being addressed in Wales, how Wales can benefit from new digital technologies and how people can be supported to break down the barriers to use/ engage with technology.

The website is intended for people to share their views, news and events. To show others examples of good practice and to let people know about organisations and services.

Visit www.digitalinclusionwales.org.uk (external website).

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