total benefits including time savings, earning benefits, employment benefits, transaction benefits, communication benefits, and NHS Cost savings.
Supplementary notes
* The source provides the following definition of Essential Digital Skills (EDS):
The Department of Education of the United Kingdom defines Essential Digital Skills as "digital skills adults need to safely benefit from, participate in and contribute to the digital world."
** Estimates.
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Economic benefits from providing digital skills to individuals in the UK 2023-2030
This statistic displays the cumulative aggregate economic benefits from providing Essential Digital Skills (EDS) in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2023 to 2030. By 2024, the annual aggregate economic benefit of equipping individuals with EDS is expected to amount to approximately 3.53 billion British pounds.
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