The State will finance 4,000 advisers who will work on behalf of communities or private local structures to train people encountering difficulties in the use of digital technology, the government announced on Tuesday.
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We are going to deploy across the country, and with the support of associations and social and solidarity businesses, 4,000 digital advisers.
We are going to recruit them and train them.
They will be hosted in communities, media libraries, third places, etc.
», Explained Secretary of State for Digital Cédric O, alongside Minister of Territorial Cohesion Jacqueline Gourault, on the occasion of the Digital in Common (s) event.
A device of 250 million euros
The state will take charge of "
100% of their salary [up to the minimum wage] over two years or 70% over three years,
" he detailed, during a press conference broadcast on YouTube.
The total cost of the system, which also includes the creation of “
digital inclusion kits
” and the generalization of the Aidants Connect service, will amount to 250 million euros, resulting from the 100 billion euros recovery plan.
"
I call on local authorities to submit a request for advisers on Conseiller-numerique.gouv.fr I also invite young and old to apply on the same platform
", said Mr. O, who intends to deploy in a first phase "
several hundred or even 1000 digital advisers in the field at the end of the first quarter
" 2021. The requests of private actors will be opened in a second phase.
According to a guide presenting the missions of the digital advisor, he will be primarily responsible for helping to "
take control of computer equipment
", "
navigate the Internet
", "
manage (his) emails
", "
learn the basics of processing text
”and“
install and use useful apps on (his) smartphone
”.
Additional assistance will be offered, such as the publication of a classified ad, help with administrative procedures, access to healthcare or housing offers via the Internet, or even "
learning to manage and protect (your) personal data
".
"
It is absolutely necessary to ensure that we can advance the French in their mastery of digital,
" said Cédric O. According to the government, 13 million French remain far from digital.