2023-11-27 16:33:37
16 million people felt distanced from digital technology in France at the end of 2022, according to Crédoc. This is 3 million more than in 2017, and 30% of the population over 18 years old. INSEE counted 15.4% of French people in a situation of electronic use in 2021. Davidovici – stock.adobe.com
SURVEY – More than 15% of the French population is in a situation of illiteracy. An immense threat in the age of AI.
“I see young people passing by who are experienced users of TikTok, but as soon as we have to write on Word for example, we lose them.» Stéphane Delehaye, digital mediator in the Paca region, is a man in the field. For more than twenty-five years, his job has been to bring French people who are far from them back to new tools. An essential work of popular education, in the face of what he himself calls “the injunction to all digital”.
The Southern region has 500 professionals like him. A very thin squad to tackle the 660,000 people affected by electronics in the region, in other words people who do not know how to use these central resources. Emmaüs Connect has also been combing the territory for several years. The association welcomes 15,000 people each year in a situation of digital precarity. Objective: equip them, connect them, and support them. We welcome 20% to 30% more people each year compared to…
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