The government is poised to appoint internet pioneer
Martha Lane Fox as a digital champion.
The high-profile appointment is part of the
government's efforts to get the 17 million people in the UK who do not have access to the internet or other digital technologies online. They include the elderly and the unemployed.
The founder of
Lastminute.com was unveiled to a small audience including senior civil servants, representatives from the UK Digital Task Force and charities Age Concern and Help The Aged, at a meeting in central London on Monday.
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Source: Computer Weekly
Jun 11, 2009, 05:36 PM
