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The ROADMAP FOR DIGITAL INCLUSION: a HUB FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION

Dear Colleagues, Friends, Stakeholders and All those who have contributed with more than 170 comments for making this Roadmap possible, we would like to THANK YOU!

This Roadmap is the result of a federated approach to which you all have contributed by demonstrating ownerships of its process, and at the same time an open and shared vision on what its OBJECTIVES should be:

Demonstrate WHY Digital Literacy is so important for innovation and the sustainability of the socio-economic ecosystem of our society,
HOW Digital Literacy and Inclusion can and should move forward,
WHAT should be done, how and with whom to foster and further enhance the process.

We would like to thank you also for having populated the Roadmap with ACTIONS, so as to make its structure relevant to:

knowledge through awareness,
effective implementation through sustainable funding mechanisms,
foster capability by connecting knowledge,
enhance the value of human capital through empowerment.

We would like to thank you also for setting PRIORITIES, making this Roadmap a valuable tool for spreading key messages on:

the fact that awareness requires global outreach but is local in its targets,
funding mechanisms and instruments are available but the need to be systematic (rather than project based), based on shared objectives, and integrated and co-ordinated governance,
existing networks should be connected by the most relevant and at the same time simplest technology, so that all actors, intermediaries and eFacilitators engaged in the fight against social and digital exclusion will be able to deliver more effective and higher quality services,
the future is digital and Digital Literacy is a life skill that needs to be embedded in all levels of education and training,
technology is an enabler and a catalyst within an innovative and participatory process that responds to peoples' real needs.

Finally, we would like to thank you, because you made this Roadmap talk first and above all about PEOPLE, by gathering your valuable experiences and opinions paving the way for the creation of a HUB FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION.

ENJOY IT!

Your comments gave a significant contribution to the roadmap and made a real difference, as illustrated by the two word-clouds below (before and after the consultation):

original roadmap