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EUROPEAN LEVEL SUPPORT & BEYOND The European Commission increased their support by endorsing the campaign on communication channels like blogs or social networks. The campaign was featured in the Digital Single Market newsletter and the event calendar. A number of other European organisations like EURES, EPALE, Reading and Writing Foundation have helped with the reach online. GOW 2016 has also been featured as a good practice by an independent research and policy institution Brookings from the U.S. EC Vice-President for Digital Single Market, Andrus Ansip & Chair of Telecentre Europe, Māra Jākobsone Blogpost: Get Online Week 2016: helping every European to take full advantage of digital opportunities “Europeans need the right skills to take part in the digital economy and get the full benefits from the Digital Single Market that we are building.” - A. Ansip. “Seven years further on, we have progressed a great deal: supporting the development of digital skills at various levels, skills that are required for employment and entrepreneurship, teaching and learning, active digital citizenship and personal development.” - M. Jākobsone. Digital Champion of the Netherlands, Tineke Netelenbos Blogpost: Skiling up for eSkills “Get Online Week is an excellent moment in Europe to collectively pay attention to enhancing eSkills,” - T. Netelenbos. Brookings, Nonresident Senior Fellow Stuart N. Brotman Article: Why the U.S. needs its own Get Online Week “Given the common set of digital use issues on both sides of the Atlantic, the U.S. has much to learn from what is now an extensive track record of success for Get Online Week,” - Stuart N. Brotman. Other publications EURES: Get Online Week 2016: addressing Europe’s gap on skills and jobs 8