“An e-society is much more than the
sum of growth, skills, democracy
and technology. Citizens need to
be viewed as agents of change
and not merely consumers.”
An interesting shift can be seen in the new
Commission: the skills and mobility agenda has
moved from the Directorate General (DG) of
Education and Culture to DG Employment. The
European Commission has indeed recognised that
skills and adult learning (both formal or non-formal)
are crucial for employment. Indeed, in telecentres
our members have seen that an increasing number
of persons come to telecentres for employability
skills. Our member’s main purpose still remains
to help people use technology for their overall
personal and community empowerment. However,
since the lack of work opportunities is a top concern
in society, we need t