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Espaces Publics Numériques (EPN)
of Wallonie

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is a regional policy for combating digital exclusion

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and encouraging citizen participation by all
in what is called the information society

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through public digital centres.

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In a context where digital technology
has come to play

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an impressively big role
in our society in recent years,

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whether in terms of access to jobs,
housing,

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education, leisure or health,

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it is essential for people to be able
to use those technologies

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in order to take advantage of these benefits
and thus improve their lives.

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18% of people in Wallonia today do not yet
have access to digital technologies,

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for a variety of reasons:

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they may see it as too expensive,
not relevant or too complicated.

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That’s why the EPN centres were set up.

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An EPN is a local centre which is fitted up
with computer equipment

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and connected to the Internet,
and which provides free Internet

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and digital culture access and training

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in a user-friendly, responsible format.

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An EPN centre is open to everyone,
male or female,

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children or senior citizens,
job-seekers or workers.

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So it’s everyone on board for digital support with
Espaces Publics Numériques (EPN)

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– Wallonia’s public digital centres.
There are more than 150 of them already 

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and another 100 are due to be opened
in the next three years.