Summary of the UK online centres report evidencing the positive impact of the internet on people's lives.

1. Go ON: National Digital Event 2011 Measuring the Well Being of the Nation: The internet makes you happy UK online centres Report 11 May 2011 Full report at: http://bit.ly/fpC3ma

2. On 25 Nov 2010 David Cameron commissioned the Office of National Statistics to start measuring the well-being of the nation. This report examines the impact IT has on well-being. It draws from UK online centres’ own research, undertaken with research agencies ICM, Ipsos Mori and Freshminds and other reports including the BCS’s ‘ Why IT makes you happier’.

5. Internet and peoples lives “ Does the internet improve lives?” Freshminds April, 2009 More confident Happier Better quality of life More informed Comparison of Internet Users and Non Users Confident of their skills to get a new job

6. UK online centres users lives – before and after “ Does the internet improve lives?” Freshminds April, 2009 Communicate more Feel more connected to local community Feel less concerned about skills, work and health Comparison before and after using the internet

7. Women derive social benefits to being online, as they find it easier to maintain social networks Source: The Information Dividend: Why IT makes you ‘happier’, BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT by Trajectory Partnership, September 2010

8. Internet users state that easier access to information increases their life satisfaction Source: UK online centres, Quick poll, 25 th Nov 2010

11. Now read the full report: at: http://bit.ly/fpC3ma

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