While the digital world and its tools may not be a problem for some, they still represent a handicap for many of our fellow citizens. In fact,17% of the population isdigitallyilliterate.
L‘illectronism, or digital illiteracyée literacy, concerns 17of the population
In fact, according to an Insee study, “in 2021, 15% of people aged 15 or over did not use the Internet during the year, while 38% of users lack at least one basic digital skill and 2% lack any skill at all. Thus, illiteracy, or digital illiteracy, concerns 17% of the population. One in four people are uninformed and one in five are unable to communicate via the Internet. The oldest people, those with the least education, those with modest incomes, those living alone or in couples without children, and those living in the overseas departments are the most affected by the lack of equipment and the lack of skills. In France, the overall level of digital skills is similar to the European average.
The Pass numérique for rés major challenges.‘s major challenges.és digital inclusion
Yes, but now that the Internet and dematerialization have taken an important place in our daily lives, digital insecurity for many people. That’s why the PassNumériquecame into force. “The State must guarantee everyone access to their rights and public services, and support everyone’s rise in skills in digital tools and uses. This requirement is all the more important given that the health crisis has highlighted the obstacles that digital technology still represents for some citizens in their daily lives,” explains the National Agency for Territorial Cohesion (ANCT), which was created in 2020 from the merger of the General Commissariat for Territorial Equality, Epareca and the Digital Agency, and whose role is to facilitate access by local authorities to the resources they need to carry out their projects. The digital passés digital pass.ésente comme une aide individuelle attribuée in one or more s, depending on the rules and regulations of the country.égions. L‘The objective of this device is to reés major challenges.‘inclusion numétion and the fight against racism and xenophobia.‘illectronisme.
What is the Digital Pass?
The digital pass system is made up of booklets of several passes, similar to meal tickets. It gives beneficiaries the right to access – in previously qualified locations – digital support services. In exchange, the structure that accompanied the person holding the Digital Pass is paid the value of the pass.
In practice, the people who receivȩo receive a booklet of nume passeśriques auprès d‘a local structure (public service counter, associations, social workers, etc.)x, etc.) and can then participate in à a workshop of‘initiation or improvement of the numérique.
How to çHow does it work?
The Digital Pass scheme relies on several actors:
- The sponsor of the Digital Passes is the one who buys the Digital Passes in order to provide access to support for the target audience (e.g. the State, a public service operator, a local authority, a foundation, a private company, etc.)
- The prescribers or distribution structures of these digital passes are the actors who deliver the digital passes to the users (a CAF, a postal agency, a rural town hall, an association). These prescribers can be the sponsors themselves. They are identified and mobilized according to the audiences that the funding sponsor wishes to target.
- Beneficiaries who receive digital Passes and can be accompanied by this Pass booklet.
- Local actors who provide support to users and who are paid the value of the Pass (public digital space, France services, digital mediation association, library, social center, etc.)
- The Digital Pass operator, who issues the Passes, mobilizes stakeholders likely to participate in the success of the deployment, and qualifies and consolidates local players capable of supporting the public and therefore receiving the Passes.
The Pass Numérique in Martinique
It is therefore up to the Regions to implement this aid for digital transformation, also called PASS Numérique. In the Martinique region, the Territorial Collectivity of Martinique (CTM) has set up the various aidesdedicated tothe digital sector,offeringlong-term supportto entrepreneurs withbusinesscreation or development projects, toensure their economic viability. This takes the form of a grant of €8,000 to €10,000 for companies with fewer than 30 employees to develop their online presence or modernize the company’s digital tools.
How toénéHow can you benefit from the Pass Numérique in Martinique?
To benefit from this assistance, the company must have a defined digital transformation project. This project must represent a strategic issue and a growth potential for the company.
The involvement of potential external service providers must be targeted and estimated. Thepurchase of computer equipment may not exceed 25% of thetotal expenditure. The total duration of the project must not exceed 24 months from start to finish (with a possibility of renewal every 2 years).
To apply for the Digital Transformation Pass, the company with the project must first contact the Digital Sectors and Very High Speed Broadband Department (Digital Economy Development Service).
It must download on the website of the Territorial Collectivity of Martinique, a standard file of presentation of the project, to complete and to transmit to the instructing service. At the same time, it must send a letter requesting a grant to the President of the Executive Council. Theapplication must besubmittedbefore theoperation for whichaid isrequested is implemented.
Contacts for the Martinique Digital Pass
Department of Digital Sectors and Very High Speed Broadband
Digital Economy Development Department
05 96 59 98 53
economie.numerique@collectivitedemartinique.mq
Hôtel de la Collectivité Territoriale de Martinique
Rue Gaston DEFFERRE – Cluny – CS 30137 –
97201 FORT-DE-FRANCE CEDEX
www.collectivitedemartinique.mq