The british government is looking to appoint a high-profile person to promote the benefits of using digital technologies to all citizens.
The digital champion will take responsibility for encouraging people to use digital technology.
The call was made today by minister for digital inclusion Paul Murphy MP at the GovNet Communications' Mobile Government conference.
Murphy said that 17m people in the UK were currently digitally excluded thus missing out on opportunities of education, communication and entertainment.
He added that young people without access to digital technology were likely to suffer, particularly within their careers where 90% of job applications are now done online.
Go Britain!
British Government to appoint a digital champion!
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March 25, 2009 at 2:53 PM
Wow, just the portfolio name, digital inclusion, is inspiring. I find it in my work too, the digital gap is definitely getting broader, anything to help close it will be a plus.
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