Lane Fox to be digital champion

摘要

The government is poised to appoint internet pioneer Martha Lane Fox as a digital champion. The high-profile appointment is part of the government's efforts to get the 17 million people in the UK who do not have access to the internet or other digital technologies online. They include the elderly and the unemployed.rnThe appointment of the founder of Lastminute.com was unveiled to a small audience, including senior civil servants, representatives from the UK Digital Task Force and charities Age Concern and Help The Aged, at a meeting in central London last week.