Digital Skills: Elderly in Rural Areas

Part of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport – in the House of Commons at on 11 April 2019.

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Photo of Margot James Margot James The Minister of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Some 75% of those in this country with no digital skills are aged 65 or above. My Department has launched the digital inclusion innovation fund, which is designed to tackle digital exclusion, particularly among older people and people with disabilities. The Government are tackling digital exclusion by giving people the skills they need through the future digital inclusion programme. To date, the programme has supported 1 million adults to develop their basic digital skills.