Seventeen new computing hubs are to be introduced on an Oxford estate to close the digital divide between the better-off and those who cannot afford computers.
Sixty-four PCs, 20 laptops, 15 digital cameras and software will be available for public use at 17 centres across Blackbird Leys.
The area has been awarded £250,000 for the scheme from the Government's community modernisation fund after Oxfordshire County Council submitted a bid on behalf of community groups.
Blackbird Leys Community Centre, Leys Residents Association and the Oxford United Lifelong Learning Centre are among the locations where computers will be sited.
John Ord, county council development officer for local learning centres, said: "This is putting computers directly into the hands of local residents for them to use in the way that they want to, to improve their own lives and skills."
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