The document discusses digital inclusion and barriers to internet access. It notes that 13% of UK adults are non-users, with many being older adults or those from lower socioeconomic households. Some non-users rely on others to access the internet as proxies. The Tinder Foundation aims to support people in gaining basic digital skills, with many beneficiaries reporting improved quality of life, employability, and financial management. The 100% Digital Leeds initiative seeks to activate organizations and mobilize community resources to help more people access and use digital tools through a combination of in-person and online support.
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100% Digital Leeds - Helen Milner (23 May 2016)
1. Helen Milner OBE, @helenmilner
Chief Executive, Tinder Foundation
23 May 2016
100% Digital Leeds
6. Non users: 13% of adults in the UK, with 58% of non-users
aged 65+, 42% are in DE households
Narrow internet users: 11% of all internet users, older (55-
64s (23%), 65+ (36%)), DE (18%), and newer users (31%)
Proxy users: 33% of non-users have asked someone else to
use the internet on their behalf in past 12 months.
Younger non-users (16-64) more likely than older non-
users (65+) to say they have made a proxy use of the
internet in this way
10. Tinder Foundation Learning and Development Strategy 2015
1.88m
People
supported to
gain better basic
digital skills
92%
Have
improved
their quality
of life
Have
progressed
onto jobs or
feel more
employable
Feel more in
charge of their
finances and
able to manage
their money
62%
48%
13. For example
I can upload an
attachment
in email
I use email to
apply for jobs
I get a job,
I have more
money, I am
more
confident
28. Own: the possibilities and the actions to achieve them
Target: people who are hardest to engage
Collaborate: co-design and co-produce the solutions
Build: on what exists, grow the good initiatives
Coordinate: your actions
Dont: procrastinate
Involve: everyone