Tinder Foundation Employability Specialist Network Event - 19th June 2014
Presentation from Nick Appleyard (Head of Digital, Technology Strategy Board)
5. We spend more time
online than anyone else…
…and more
money
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Bad News
At Q2 2013, 14% of UK adults had
never used the Internet.
That’s 7.1million people.
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59% are women (compared to 51% of adult population)
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16-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+
ThousandsofExcludedPeople
Age Group
Female
Male
72% are over 65 (compared to 21% of adult population)
55% are disabled (compared to 25% of adult population)
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Reasons for households not having Internet access, 2013
Don't need Internet
Lack of skills
Equipment costs
Accesscosts
Have access elsewhere
Privacy /security
Disability
Other reason
12. People needing help using the
internet for employment issues
look like this
People designing the internet
look like this
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Compared to UK Adult Population:
Web Developers are:
• Younger
• Much more Male
• More Metropolitan
• Much more Technical
• (Self) Employed
• More wealthy
• Whiter
Internet Learners are:
• Older
• More Female
• More Regional
• Not Technical
• Less Employed
• Less wealthy
• Diverse backgrounds
14. People helping other people to use the internet look like this...
We have to understand each other, as well as computers!
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Compared to UK Adult Population:
Web Developers are:
• Younger
• Much more Male
• More Metropolitan
• Much more Technical
• (Self) Employed
• More wealthy
• Whiter
• English-Speaking
• More International
Internet Learners are:
• Older
• More Female
• More Regional
• Not Technical
• Less Employed
• Less wealthy
• Diverse backgrounds
• Diverse languages
• More International