A TRULY EUROPEAN DIGITAL CHAMPION
Once again, for the third year in a row, EC Vice-president and Digital Agenda
Commissioner, Ms. Neelie Kroes endorsed the Get Online Week and the work of
telecentres across Europe, recognizing their impact in the digital empowerment
of young and unemployed.
In a video, Ms. Kroes introduced this year’s Get Online Week and underlined the importance of eskills for young people, encouraging telecentres to get them into practical training that will bring
them concrete work opportunities.
In addition, Ms. Kroes reaffirmed her dream of getting every European digital, which is exactly what
we want to achieve with the Get Online Week in the long run!
For her entire work and commitment to get every European digital, Telecentre Europe finds in Ms.
Kroes a truly inspiring European Digital Champion and appreciates the proactive role she has taken
to make this dream a reality.
Ms Neelie Kroes @ the launch event of GOW 2012 in Brussels, at Interface3
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Digital literacy is the new literacy.
Get Online Week is for everyone!