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Help at hand for people frightened by new technology

10-18-2007 · EurekAlert!

A project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council on a South London housing estate has developed ways of teaching people the skills they need to make the most of today's information technology. NIACE, the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education, will use the findings of the Penceil project in its ongoing work within the government's Skills for Life initiative.

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