Yet it turns out that it can. According to a study conducted by the British government and led by Martha Lane Fox, founder of lastminute.com, if all Britons had Internet access in 2012, it would save the UK government nearly £1 billion annually (costs arising from providing customer services, such as information, support, and handling complaints).
10 million Britons have never used the Internet and, of course, do not have access to the network. Integrating them into the technological society would not only provide them with social benefits, such as reducing the digital divide, but would also generate the incredible sum of £20 billion in revenue for the country’s economy.
This population consists mostly of unemployed people and those over 65 (80% of this entire group), as well as 1.6 million children who could grow up with the opportunity to access the Internet, just like all the other children in their country.
Equal opportunities, social integration, cost savings, economic development... for Fundación Alares, these kinds of initiatives demonstrate just one thing: technology, the economy, and social services can work hand in hand.
Internet access, benefits, and savings for everyone
It seems impossible to prove that giving all a government’s inhabitants access to the Internet would have economic benefits for the country in addition to benefits for the population.
Yet it turns out that it can. According to a study conducted by the British government and led by Martha Lane Fox, founder of lastminute.com, if all Britons had Internet access in 2012, it would save the UK government nearly £1 billion annually (costs arising from providing customer services, such as information, support, and handling complaints).
10 million Britons have never used the Internet and, of course, do not have access to the network. Integrating them into the technological society would not only provide them with social benefits, such as reducing the digital divide, but would also generate the incredible sum of £20 billion in revenue for the country’s economy.
This population consists mostly of unemployed people and those over 65 (80% of this entire group), as well as 1.6 million children who could grow up with the opportunity to access the Internet, just like all the other children in their country.
Equal opportunities, social integration, cost savings, economic development... for Fundación Alares, these kinds of initiatives demonstrate just one thing: technology, the economy, and social services can work hand in hand.
Yet it turns out that it can. According to a study conducted by the British government and led by Martha Lane Fox, founder of lastminute.com, if all Britons had Internet access in 2012, it would save the UK government nearly £1 billion annually (costs arising from providing customer services, such as information, support, and handling complaints).
10 million Britons have never used the Internet and, of course, do not have access to the network. Integrating them into the technological society would not only provide them with social benefits, such as reducing the digital divide, but would also generate the incredible sum of £20 billion in revenue for the country’s economy.
This population consists mostly of unemployed people and those over 65 (80% of this entire group), as well as 1.6 million children who could grow up with the opportunity to access the Internet, just like all the other children in their country.
Equal opportunities, social integration, cost savings, economic development... for Fundación Alares, these kinds of initiatives demonstrate just one thing: technology, the economy, and social services can work hand in hand.
