Digital Inclusion Minister Huw Irranca-Davies visits EOL - Liverpool
Digital Inclusion Minister Huw Irranca-Davies visited Liverpool and St. Helens to see how Merseyside is leading the way in making IT facilities more accessible to local communities.
Mr Irranca-Davies visited the Parents and Children Together (PACT) project in South Liverpool. The PACT project, is a partnership initiative between EOL and South Liverpool Personnel, and comprises of a series of taster sessions aimed to assist parents in supporting their Children's education. At the session, the minister was able to experience first hand, the benefits of practical learning, whilst engaging in conversation about the wealth of benefits the parents felt they had gained from attending the course.
Following this the Minister went onto St. Helen’s to visit one of EOL’s other partners to hear about the Community Grid concept which provides the local community with easy-to-use, low-cost, low-energy home access to the internet and other computing resources.
Mr. Irranca-Davies stated that “The two projects I have seen today are great examples of how we can make the latest technologies accessible to people who, without projects such as these, would not have access to the internet and other computer resources."
“By teaching parents basic information about the internet they can make sure their children are safe online as well as finding out how they can use the internet for day-to-day chores such as online shopping and online money management. I hope other areas can learn from this innovative project."
“EverybodyOnline’s PACT project and the Community Grid should be congratulated for their innovative projects which are helping people in the North West of England become more digitally included.”
Source: EverybodyOnline Liverpool