There's no point in wiring up the nation if even people who currently have broadband running past their door don't use it. How can we solve the digital divide in the UK?

1. Connecting the Country Broadband & Digital Literacy for All Helen Milner

4. The top 20 countries by the total number of internet users (2011) June 2011 data from: http://www.internetworldstats.com/top20.htm

5. Top 20 countries by % of their population online (2011) June 2011 data from: http://www.internetworldstats.com/top20.htm

6. Who is offline? (has NEVER used the internet – UK population)

7. 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

8. Micro-economics: Example benefits

9. Why don’t more people get online when they do have good broadband access? Freshminds 2007 and 2009

10. 1. Motivation: Partnership campaigns

12. 2. Access: 4,000 Community Partners

13. 41% of disabled people have never used internet 66% of over 65s have never used Broadband take-up by area varies from 50% to 80%

14. www.getonlineathome.org

15. www.go-on.co.uk > Building capability