Disadvantaged missing out as digital divide deepens Notes to editors - UK online centres provide millions of people with access to technology and support in using it. There are approximately 6,000 UK online centres across England, which provide free or low cost access to the internet and email, deliver online courses and encourage people to progress onto further learning. An estimated two thirds of those people are from the most deprived wards in England - more than half are not in employment, one in ten has a disability, one in seven is over 65, and one in five is from a minority ethnic group.
- UK online centres are managed by Ufi, the organisation also behind learndirect.
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