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GOW 2016 report is out! Over 12,000 unemployed and 79,000 young people involved

May 18, 2016

This year Telecentre Europe’s flagship campaign Get Online Week reached 122,000 Europeans across 27 countries. From all those involved in campaign activities, around 79,000 were young people and 12,000 were unemployed. A record number of 29 campaign partners organised more than 5,100 various activities and promoted the campaign in their countries. Have a look at the final report online: Click here to download the PDF report! Click here to view […]

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Get Online Week: A concept to be adapted in the U.S.

April 7, 2016

Just a few days after the seventh edition of the European Get Online Week, the campaign has been featured by an independent research and policy institution Brookings from the U.S. In his article Stuart N. Brotman argues that the U.S. should follow Europe’s lead to create their American Get Online Week. A piece titled Why the U.S. needs its […]

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European Get Online Week 2016: being confident, being digital

March 23, 2016

The seventh edition of the European Get Online Week (GOW) to digitally empower and employ people was celebrated on 14-20 March this year. With a record number of 29 campaign partners involved in 27 countries, the campaign proved again the necessity to raise awareness about ICT competence and the importance to see every European digitally […]

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Everyone’s online: A preview of Get Online Week 2016!

March 17, 2016

Get Online Week 2016 is in action: with a record number of countries and partners being involved thousands of events on digital skills, inclusion and jobs are taking place across Europe. As the Netherlands Digital Champion Tineke Netelenbos put it today, “…the Get Online Week is an excellent moment in Europe to collectively pay attention to enhancing eSkills”. […]

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GOW 2016 launch in Amsterdam: Digital skills is a foundation but it doesn’t end there

March 8, 2016

Last week on 4 March an official launch event was held in Amsterdam to mark the start of the seventh European Get Online Week. Invited guest speakers from the European Commission and the industry shared their views on the progress and solutions of empowering Europeans with digital skills. Mara Jakobsone, Chair of Telecentre Europe, opened the […]

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The Netherlands Hosts an Official Launch of the Digital Empowerment Campaign Get Online Week 2016

March 3, 2016

Amsterdam, The Netherlands | 3 March 2016 An official kick-off event will be held in Amsterdam on 4th March to mark the seventh edition of the European Get Online Week. Guest speakers from the European Commission, and campaign supporters Liberty Global and Cisco will present how they tackle the digital skills gap in Europe. From […]

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What will GOW 2016 be like this year?

February 2, 2016

With the commitment of at least 27 campaign partners Telecentre Europe will be getting Europeans online and on jobs again. Digital empowerment campaign European GOW will mark its seventh edition this year on 14-20 March. Thousands of non-formal education providers will get busy organising various activities in their communities in order to reduce the skills […]

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European GOW 2016 to boost people’s ICT skills and to support them in getting digital jobs

November 13, 2015

European Get Online Week (or simply GOW) is a digital empowerment campaign run at libraries, community centres, schools and non-for-profits across Europe every March. Next year on 14-20th of March GOW will encourage Europeans to use the Internet and technology in a safe and confident way to improve their digital skills, job opportunities, and their overall […]

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Next GOW edition on 14-20 March in 2016!

July 2, 2015

It is now confirmed that the next edition of European Get Online Week will be running from 14 to 20 of March next year. The campaign is organised by Telecentre Europe and a number of its members and corporate partners every year since 2010. European GOW campaign aims at getting people online and digitally competent by […]

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Final GOW 2015 report: over 7,500 unemployed and 60,000 young people involved

May 18, 2015

Roughly 109,000 Europeans were involved in GOW 2015 this year participating in more than 4,000 events at national or local level, like trainings, seminars and workshops. From all those involved in campaign activities, around 60,000 were young people and 7,500 unemployed. Millions have been reached through media and social media channels across Europe also thanks to the support of EU policy makers and leaders […]

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