14% 7% 16% 20% 21% 45% 29% 18% 39% 29% 20% 41% 27% 9% 5% 11% 33% 8% 28% 30% 7% 18% 33% 41% 54% 46% 24% 120 million people 24% Isn’t everyone using the internet? So what type of people are going online? Is it more men than women? In most countries it’s more men than women, but not everywhere... Is it more educated people? Yep... definitely. People with high formal education use it loads more than people with no or low education And what are they doing online? What’s stopping some people from using the internet? Loads of different things This many people are using it for education and learning This many people are using it to look for and apply for jobs Well, as it turns out, no. This percent of people NEVER use the internet Which is this percent of the 500 million people in the European Union Which is a whopping... Well, all these factors This many people don’t have the Necessary skills European Union Belguim Denmark Germany Estonia Ireland Greece Spain France Italy Slovenia Slovakia Cyprus Latvia Finland Sweden United Kingdom Lithuania Luxembourg Hungary Malta Netherlands Austria Poland Portugal Romania Bulgaria Czech Republic This many people can’t afford it European Union Cyprus Estonia Malta Denmark Lithuania Luxembourg European Union Latvia Estonia Slovenia Netherlands Malta Luxembourg European Union Luxembourg Finland Denmark Czech Republic Romania Bulgaria European Union Denmark Latvia Finland Romania Czech Republic Cyprus European Union Germany Lithuania Transport Shopping Education and learning Looking for jobs Entertainment News Social Relevance Equipment costs Disability Access costs Lack of skills Safety Harmful content Estonia Ireland Luxembourg Italy Austria European Union Poland Portugal Greece Romania Netherlands Sweden Denmark 91% 82% 56% 46% 81% 71% 70% 65% 80% 73% 61% 61% 72% 74% 70% 73% 17% 39% 72% 70% 64% 22% 32% 68% 60% 58% 15% 10% 5% 23% 54% 42% 5% 4% 3% 20% 13% 27% 27% 27% 9% 7% 7% 45% 92% 80% 97% 78% 97% 76% 98% 41% 90% 33% 93% 15% 80% 16% 87% 53% All figures are in percentages Data from Use Digital Inclusion Access Content Formal Education Gender Barriers Employability Education Year EU (27 Countries) Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden United Kingdom 2011 68% 76 78 46 54 63 87 73 86 74 77 47 66 71 51 66 61 86 66 90 58 51 37 72 64 62 91 81 2011 45% 52 58 17 26 52 80 62 72 60 64 15 37 44 28 52 42 74 49 76 41 33 16 57 30 37 78 42 2011 70% 81 81 47 58 66 89 72 86 76 80 51 68 70 56 67 61 91 68 91 60 54 39 73 68 65 92 82 2010 17% 21 14 12 7 7 27 25 27 15 18 13 20 20 12 27 14 15 20 19 11 11 9 18 14 17 26 26 2010 23% 15 25 14 20 12 5 53 26 36 28 10 40 10 10 54 21 3 4 5 21 16 41 18 42 25 27 18 2011 24% 18 14 46 41 24 07 20 9 18 16 45 28 21 39 27 33 08 30 7 33 41 54 20 29 29 5 11 2011 92% 91 95 82 84 92 97 86 95 95 89 80 92 93 85 88 91 97 97 98 90 93 87 94 93 91 97 95 2011 65% 71 75 45 51 60 86 74 85 72 73 44 65 73 46 66 61 82 64 88 56 48 36 71 61 59 89 79 2010 39% 35 39 13 23 22 64 33 70 53 38 28 33 44 38 42 25 72 43 38 35 42 20 27 47 39 50 42 2010 32% 28 28 43 68 20 15 60 49 38 32 33 35 28 36 44 10 5 58 19 30 52 34 33 58 28 36 19 Individuals regularly using the internet Countries represented in the overleaf infographic illustrate the highest and lowest ranking countries in the these categories Individuals regularly using the internet with no or low formal education Men 16–74 regularly using the internet Individuals using the internet to look and apply for jobs Households without internet as access costs are too high Individuals never having used the internet Individuals regularly using the internet with high formal education Women 16–74 regularly using the internet Individuals using the internet for training and education Households without internet because of lack of skills The buttons link to your favourite websites, making it super easy to use the internet there are also loads of helpful tips on the site Its free and really simple to set up Create a page of Internet Buttons for someone you know, who is nervous or new to the Web www.internetbuttons.org • www.internetbuttons.nl www.internetbuttons.ie • www.internetstarter.com.pl Need more help? Telecentre Europe is a network of thousands of places across Europe that help to get people online and learn new skills. It continues to ensure that no one is left behind, and that we can have 'Every European Digital'. For more information see www.telecentre-europe.org Internet Buttons is an initiative by Liberty Global/UPC, created by the not-for-profit company We Are What We Do. So what can we do about it? Here's one idea... Internet Buttons is a free webtool that makes it easy to use the internet. It helps overcome many of the barriers preventing people going online, making the internet feel safer, more relevant and less scary.