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Go on - Give an hour
Race Online 2012 is the biggest ever campaign devoted to encouraging and supporting millions more people in the UK get online by the Olympics. 1.3 million people in the UK are new to life online since 2009*. There are 8.7 million still to go.
The Race Online 2012 campaign challenges the 30 million daily internet users in the UK to pass on their skills to those who aren’t yet online. If someone you know is missing out on the internet, they're missing out on loads of ways to make their life easier and more enjoyable. An hour of your time really could make a difference.
Warwick District Council, Race Online 2012 and other national partners aim to inspire hundreds of thousands of local digital champions to give up their extra hour and pledge to show someone how magic the web really is at.
Find out how you can help
Free sessions at libraries
Warwickshire Library and Information Services are also offering free one hour sessions on the internet with staff at the following libraries in Warwick District:
What we're doing
Warwick District Council is supporting the campaign by encouraging employees to become ‘digital champions’ and use their extra hour to help a family member, neighbour or someone they know to get online.
Moira Ann Grainger Portfolio Holder for Corporate and Community Services said:
“There are still 8.7 million adults in the UK who have never used the internet – yet we live in an age when ‘digital’ is a vital life skill: as basic as knowing how to read and write. It’s simply unacceptable that so many people are still unable to benefit from what the web can offer and I hope by supporting this campaign we increase digital knowledge within Warwick District."
*ONS Internet Access (PDF)
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