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<p>Government is committed to helping elderly people acquire basic digital skills
as part of our broader strategy to reduce digital exclusion as outlined in the Digital
Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>The ‘Future Digital Inclusion’ programme delivered through
Online Centres based in libraries and other community spaces has supported over 1
million adult learners to develop their basic digital skills, including elderly people.</p><p>
</p><p>Government has also published plans to introduce an entitlement to full funding
for basic digital courses from 2020, similar to the entitlements already in place
for maths and English. This will provide adults of any age the opportunity to undertake
improved qualifications based on new national standards free of charge.</p><p> </p><p>Through
its £400,000 Digital Inclusion Innovation Fund, the Government is supporting three
pilot projects aimed at addressing the digital exclusion of older and disabled people.
One pilot, is developing “smart homes” for elderly people to improve their digital
skills, supported by their peers and younger ‘digital buddies’.</p>
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