US intros Web teaching hub

Internet skills to Americans without online access, reveals the Associated Press.

The site, www.digitalliteracy.gov, offers links to everything from basic Web surfing tips and online banking tutorials to resume-building services and resources on combating cyber bullying.

It is part of an Obama administration push to ensure that all Americans have access to high-speed Internet connections and the skills needed to use them to compete in today's digital economy.

At a public computing centre in Baltimore, US commerce secretary Gary Locke unveiled a digital literacy initiative that works to expand economic and educational opportunities in America, notes Advert.co.uk.

Locke joined US senators Barbara Mikulski and Benjamin Cardin in unveiling site. Prior to the unveiling, Locke and the senators toured a computer lab and witnessed first-hand how the people in the community are utilising this Web site.

According to Manufacturing Business Technology, the site was created by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, an arm of the commerce department that has awarded roughly $4 billion in stimulus funding to pay for new high-speed Internet networks and other broadband programmes.