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EU e-Inclusion Report

European Union e-inclusion report

Document's Table of Contents
Section	Page
Key messages	3
Introduction	4
- Two dimensions of e-Inclusion	4
- The policy framework	4
- The focus of the report	5
Proposals from the ESDIS High LevelGroup	6
Part A: The challenge for e-Inclusion	8
1. Digital opportunities - not to be missed	8
2. Digital divides - targets for e-Inclusion	9
3. Demand for e-Inclusion	12
Part B: Policy areas for e-Inclusion - Towards a co-ordinated approach	15
1. Exploiting the Information Society's potential for disadvantaged people	15
1.1. Appropriate on-line content and services	15
1.2. Fostering local communities through on-line services and networks	18
1.3. Realising ICT job opportunities for disadvantaged people	19
2. Removing barriers in the Information Society	22
2.1. Raising awareness of the Information Society's opportunities	22
2.2. Making ICT available and affordable	23
2.2.1. Public Internet Access Points (PIAP)	24
2.2.2. Incentives for individual access to ICT	27
2.2.3. ICT-infrastructures for peripheral and less-favoured areas	28
2.2.4. e-Inclusion through new technologies - Mobiles and digital TV	29
2.3. e-Learning for e-Inclusion: promoting digital literacy for disadvantaged people	30
2.4. e-Accessibility: tackling technical barriers for people with disabilities	32
3. Strategies and Actors	34
3.1. An integrated approach to e-Inclusion	34
3.2. Combining efforts by all stakeholders	35
Conclusions	37

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