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£330,000 to fund city’s online plan One of the largest projects in the UK to help people get online and build their digital skills and confidence has been launched in Plymouth. The Get IT Together project is a £330,000 Councillor Tudor Evans, leader of initiative in the city which is part of Plymouth City Council, said: “We are BT’s nationwide Connected Society a co-operative council and believe in programme and run by the specialist working together to help improve the lives digital inclusion charity Citizens Online. of people in Plymouth. It helps people to gain online skills and “We know that some people find confidence so they can benefit fully from computers intimidating, but we make sure the internet. they can get to grips with the basics at The three-year project is led by the city council ouncil and has been funded by city partners including BT, Plymouth Community Homes, the Plymouth Health Community and Jobcentre Plus.
Group sessions are already being held where people can learn at their own pace and get familiar with the internet and the opportunities it opens up. Many more are being planned for the thousands of local people who are not confident using computers and want to learn how to get online. Around 38,000 city homes are not yet connected to the internet and as time goes on, people risk missing opportunities for education, work, access to council and health services.
their own pace and see where it takes them. It could take them to new work, to considerable savings in heating their homes and using online health and welfare services. It’s the way the world is going and we want to take people with us, not leave them behind.” Paul Coles, regional programmes manager for BT, who played a major role in the foundation of the three year Plymouth project, said: “Not being able to use the internet can leave people isolated and disadvantaged. We’re committed to helping people in Plymouth get online and get the most out of the internet. This is the first exciting step in a journey to help people benefit from the online world.”
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