Digital Inclusion Pilot Project

Project status: Ongoing

Country: the Netherlands

Partners: Alliantie Digitaal Samenleven, Freedom Internet, Municipality of Westerkwartier

Impact goal: 50 households

About the project

Through this pilot project, 48 percent, together with Alliantie Digitaal Samenleven, Freedom Internet, and the Municipality of Westerkwartier will offer affordable internet connection for homes, laptops, along with the skills and assistance to be able to utilize it. Over the course of the coming year, the project partners will work with 50 households in the Westerkwartier municipality to assess the effectiveness of a district-driven approach. Next to this, they are researching how this pilot project can been expanded nationally.

Updates

All participants of the project have transitioned to become customers at Freedom internet, and they have successfully been connected to the internet, with an affordable monthly subscription.

The provisional outcomes of the project are being researched and evaluated by researchers from the University of Twente. The research will give an insight into this initiative, it's advantages and obstacles, and will look at how it can be scaled to national level.

You can read our blog about the project here!

About the partners

Alliantie Digitaal Samenleven is a Dutch organizations who's mission is to ensure digital inclusion for all. They do this through initiating cooperation between the government, civil society organizations, businesses, and experts by experience.

Freedom Internet is a Dutch internet provider that values security and privacy.

Westerkwartier is a municipality in northern Netherlands, in which the pilot project is being rolled out.