Department for Culture Media and Sport
terms of reference for the digital champion and task force members
16 June 2009
Martha Lane Fox has been appointed to the new Champion for Digital Inclusion.
To drive forward greater digital inclusion, on the 24 October 2008 the Minister for Digital Inclusion Paul Murphy launched the cross-Government consultation ‘Delivering Digital Inclusion - An Action Plan for Consultation’ which together with its Annex details more than 70 actions taking place across the public sector to advance digital inclusion including future actions and key proposals being considered by Government to drive forward greater digital inclusion by facilitating access to digital technologies for disadvantaged communities and groups.
One of the main recommendations to come out of the consultation document was the appointment of an Independent Champion for Digital Inclusion. The independent Champion for digital Inclusion Digital Inclusion would work closely with the UK Government and across all sectors to raise the profile of the digital inclusion agenda. The Champion would work alongside the Minister for Digital Inclusion and the Digital Inclusion Cabinet Committee MISC34 and with the Cross-Government Digital Inclusion Team, so that together they complement each other and engage right across the digital inclusion landscape, creating clear lines of communication between all sectors to ensure a holistic approach to digital inclusion.
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