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4. Mission statement We use the world of information to help people understand the world. Our solutions use the internet as a source of learning material. With this approach we create powerful products for information retrieval and language learning, to help people reach their language learning goals efficiently and effectively. 20-04-11

5. Andwe’renotalone: Education is seen as a route to full participation in society. Widening participation in education and lifelong learning is seen as a way of including those who are currently excluded from many of the benefits of society (J. Sims et al. 2005) 20-04-11

6. Some take itveryserious: Education for all is viewed as an imperative for world security, as an unconnected population suffering high unemployment leads to instability. Education, skills, ethics and values lead to responsible citizens, an educated and competent people are the essential foundation for democratic societies and market economies, (Daniel, 1999). 20-04-11

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23. Digital divide KnowbleArticlesimprovesmylanguage skills. I didn’treadbefore. Ifyoudon’tknow a single word, youwillnotunderstand the sentenceeither. Ifyoudon’tknowwords, youwon’tread 21-04-11

25. 60% of Dutch people have problems reading textsfrom the government or companies21-04-11

27. 60% of Dutch people have problems reading textsfrom the government or companies21-04-11

29. Students of Professional Universities have even biggerproblemswithlanguage21-04-11

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31. Barrierstolearning “Although national governments and the EU place a high importance on widening participation in education, and universities, the traditional seat of higher education, are key players in implementing widening participation, none of the universities [..] had programmes for bridging the digital divide.” (Slim, 2005) 21-04-11

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