By Joey Gardiner, 7 March 2000 17:35
NEWS UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and David Blunkett, Secretary of State for Education and Employment, today announced a raft of initiatives to give the public access to the Internet. Blair pledged to give everyone in the country access to the Internet by 2005. He said: "Making sure everyone has access to the Internet will both improve our competitiveness and reduce social exclusion." Blunkett pledged £68m to create an Internet-based Learning and Work Bank, which will have information on job vacancies and education training courses from all over the country. The government aims to have the scheme accessible via Internet kiosks placed in job centres, community centres, pubs and shopping centres, as well as over a national phone line called ES Direct. The government also plans to open the initiative up to mobile phones when the "technology develops". The government has given EDS the contract to supply internet kiosks and call centres needed to run the scheme.
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