Digital Britian

A2 Digital Britain

Benefits of Internet use in a number of areas, include:

1. Social Mobility: through providing additional educational and vocational opportunities.

2. Financial Savings: through competitive pricing, lower utility bills, price comparison websites and many other ways.

3. Educational Attainment: through online learning, information provision and research and remote and virtual learning.

4. Improved Salary Prospects: because already computer skills carry a wage premium.

5. Democratic Engagement: through increased opportunities to participate in and discuss the democratic process.

6. Increased Satisfaction with Public Services: because online delivery of public services brings greater choice, flexibility and personalisation of service delivery.

Other benifits also include:

Increasing employability;
Building skills and capacities;
Better public services;
Empowerment of disadvantaged communities;
Access to advice and information;
Promoting independent living and tackling social isolation

Health Services
Online Shopping
Online Banking
Self Publishing
Communication


Call for 'fuller' debate on Digital Economy Bill

At a glance: Digital Britain