Wigan: 'I was old school but digital skills changed my life' Stephen Smith says sessions at his local library have been invaluable.

Digital skills workshops from Wigan Libraries
have 'changed my life', says Stephen Smith. Public #Libraries offer Greater Manchester's 93,000 #DigitallyExcluded the opportunity to learn and reconnect. #InformationAndDigital www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgd54dxxp4o

It comes in response to the council’s estimate that over 12,000 residents (8% of the community) in Kensington and Chelsea are #DigitallyExcluded.

Key points from the report include;

🔸 Nearly one-in-four (24%) adults classify themselves as #DigitallyExcluded.

🔸 More than four-in-ten (40%) of people aged 18 to 24 classify themselves as digitally excluded.