5. 25% of adults have never used the internet Source: ONS 2008
6. More than half people (54%) in lower social grades have never used the internet Higher social grades (AB) are twice as likely to use the internet (88%) as people from the lowest social grades (DE) (46%) Reinforces 2008 ICM/UK online centres data which indicates that of the total offline population 11% are AB compared with 49% DE OxiS 2009
7. Total digitally excluded population/incidence in the population AB C1 C2 DE 11 26 18 29 21 21 49 24 Source: ICM 2008 / Base: 7,655
8. It is a case of social equity: 97% of people in the highest income category (>£40,000) compared to only 38% of those in the lowest income (<£12,500) category Source OxiS 2009
11. The divide is narrowing but getting deeper. In 2009 C2DEs make up 74% of all people without internet access compared to 70% in 2008. ICM/UK online centres 2008 and 2009
13. Why (C2DE) users started using the internet “ Does the internet improve lives?” Freshminds April, 2009
14. Internet users confidence in their ability to find work out-stripped non users by 25% “ Does the internet improve lives?” Freshminds April, 2009
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16. BUT only 15% of people living in deprived areas have used a local or central government online service or website in the last year Source: Ofcom, March 2009
17. AND digital skills and motivations are likely to vary once people are online: 53% of retired online people think they have the ICT competence they need compared to 93% of online students OxiS 2009
18. Getting more people online Barriers remain the same in 2009 as in 2007 Freshminds 2007 and 2009 Access: 38% Skills & Confidence: 20% Motivation: 34%
20. Mobile isn’t the answer (today) Only 11% of mobile phone users use it to browse the internet (only 6% to read email) Only 68% of people in social group DE have a mobile phone, and only half of them have a phone contract Sources: 11% ONS 2008 68% ICM 2008
26. Targeted: there is a UK online centre in 85% of the third most deprived areas
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28. M-learning: the old fashioned way The Liv-it Bus, Dingle Online The Liv-it bus offers people living in the South Central area of Liverpool free access to state-of-the-art computers and software. The bus can travel anywhere in the South Central Area and bring its services direct to individuals and communities. It visits set locations on set days and also has the flexibility to take bookings for groups or events.
Lukas Lukas here is 18, he’s deaf in one ear, and that meant he didn’t get on that well at school. He couldn’t always hear what was being said, and he was bullied. He left as soon as he could and admits he divided his time between sleeping and drinking. Things began to change when he found his was into a UK online centre in Liscard. His confidence grew with his ICT skills and he was asked to volunteer as a tutor at the centre. After that he ran the internet café at the Birkenhead YMCA where he lived. He’s got numerous qualifications under this belt, and he’s now at college studying ICT. He says: “Before, I could hardly get out of bed before lunchtime. Now, I have qualifications and I know what I want to do with my life.”