If you're struggling to get some of your friends and family online, then this is the perfect week to do it
National 'Get Online' week starts today and aims to get more people online in the UK
At present there are an estimated 9 million people nationwide who are still not online. 60% of over 65 years old have never used the internet as opposed to 1% of 16-24 year olds.
This is put down to a combination of reasons; lack of facilities, lack of funds or no relevant education.
Gabby Logan is backing BT’s Get IT Together campaign aimed at making it easier for people to help friends or family members get online. She’s passionate about the issue after teaching her mother and husband how to use the net, and she joins us on Daybreak to explain what events are planned for the week and where people can go for advice on how to make the most of the wonders of the internet.
She’s encouraging the internet-savvy to visit www.bt.com/getittogether and use the tips and short tutorials to help show internet novices the way.
Older generations
Lack of facilities, knowledge and technical know how have been given as reasons as to why the elderly feel frightened and lost when it comes to getting on line.
Older people have explained that the main driving force behind them wanting to get online was contact with family and friends.
Emailing their grandchildren, shopping online, viewing family/holiday pictures, SKYPE, tracing genealogy, access to information about the local area and chatting with friends were cited as the most important reasons for learning how to use computers and the internet.
For more help and information in getting your friends and family online, click on the useful link to the right