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GOW 2017 Report 11

EUROPEAN LEVEL SUPPORT

Telecentre Europe is proud to have Get Online Week 2017 under the patronage of Mr Tibor Navracsics , Commissioner for Education , Culture , Youth and Sport :
To raise awareness about the campaign , Telecentre Europe ’ s CEO Laurentiu Bunescu spoke at the European Internet Forum Breakfast Debate ‘ Digital skills of tomorrow ’ on 29 March , hosted by Brando Benifei , MEP and EIF Steering Committee Member , and Victor Negrescu , MEP and EIF Member . The debate focused on delivering opportunities for digital skills development to EU citizens – in order to tackle both unemployment and social exclusion .
Laurentiu Bunescu said , “ We need to make the most of the opportunities provided by Get Online Week , when Europe is again standing up for the importance of digital skills . At the event on 29 March , we reached out to new stakeholders to partner and to join the campaign , to support more people with the skills they need .”
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