An Cosán, Ireland’s largest provider of community education, is calling for communities across Ireland to join its inaugural Get Yourself Online campaign, which aims to highlight and address the digital divide.

Currently almost 1 in 2 adults in Ireland lack basic digital skills, according to the government’s Adult Literacy For Life Strategy launched last September.

The Get Yourself Online campaign will be launched during this Community Partner webinar ‘Digital Equity Today for a Sustainable Future Tomorrow’ which An Cosán is hosting on 25th April.

The webinar will be opened by Heydi Foster, An Cosán's Chief Executive Officer and will also be addressed by a number of speakers (to be confirmed). Contributions from learners and community partners sharing their digital experiences will also feature.

Speakers:

• Heydi Foster,CEO, An Cosán
• Paul Finnis, CEO, Digital Poverty Alliance & The Learning Foundation, UK
• An Cosán Case study - A Learner Story
• Katie Maguire, Accenture Ireland - Presenting ‘Towards a Digital Society’ and Accenture’s new Digital Index
• An Cosán Case studies - staff, learners, and community partners
• Jemma Lee, European Platform for Adult Education - EPALE
• Other guest speakers will be announced next week.

Community Partner Webinar - how will this benefit you?

• Find out about An Cosán's free Digital Inclusion Tools
• Empower your learning community to take small actions today to build their digital skills
• Peer to Peer learning - learn from one another and network
• Hear stories from diverse voices and learn about the digital challenges, through a different lens, that impact different groups in our communities
• Develop your skills and knowledge in Digital Inclusion and models of best practice
• Learn about the latest Digital Inclusion research

To Find out more information

• Visit our website: http://www.ancosan.ie/getyourselfonline/
• To register your interest on any of the above opportunities contact myself Maria Flanagan, Community Partner Lead directly on email m.flanagan@ancosan.ie or mobile 086 822 3808.
• For further information on any of our Adult Education Programmes visit: www.ancosan.ie/adult-education/
• Tel: 01 - 462 8488 | Email: courses@ancosan.ie | Visit our website: www.ancosan.ie