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18% of adults in the UK are offline. Digital Inclusion is about helping those people get
online and take advantage of all of the benefits of digital. The Government Digital Strategy
is made up of 14 actions just now and we're adding a 15th action to show our commitment
to Digital Inclusion. The 15th action on Digital Inclusion is about collaborating with partners
across public sector, voluntary sector, private sector to help people go online. Digital Inclusion
matters a great deal for individuals, for small businesses, for small charities. There
are a variety of advantages of being online, ranging from an individual searching for a
job, getting a job, a small business able to sell their products online, a small charity
being able to raise donations and seek donations online. There's broader benefits as well,
in tackling social issues, in terms of isolation, in terms of health and wellbeing and actually
it supports economic growth. Digital Inclusion is a problem that government can't solve alone,
so we're working with partners from across the public, private and voluntary sectors
to develop a strategy and series of actions that we will take together. We will be publishing
a set of principles, Digital Inclusion principles early in the new year, which we want to consult
very widely on, and hear comments and thoughts, suggestions, so please look out for those
and we're really looking forward to hearing from you.