Recycle to help the digitally excluded

Recycle in order to help the digitally excluded

Issy received the "Ordi 2.0" label in acknowledgement of its commitment to fight the digital divide in the scope of its partnership with Ecod'air, a social company which is in charge of refurbishing and reselling low cost second hand computers.

The city already gave around a hundred computers in order to refurbish them through a work-based support centre. These computers have then been offered to the beneficiaries of the Social Self-Service at very interesting prices (42 euros in 2010).

This operation is meant to fight the digital divide. To complete this offer, a computer workshop is provided for the beneficiaries of the Social Self-Service in order to introduce them to the basics of computers and internet use. Ecod'air is a company dealing with computer reconditioning (laptops, desktops, printers). The company employs disabled people and people in social reintegration. Supported by professionals, they recondition the computers installing office automation software and internet access. For this operation, the computers, HP brand, are supplied with a 15" screen, windows XP and Microsoft office 2003. Ecod'air is ensuring after sale services and a 6 month-warranty.

In 2006, the operation "Recycle to help" already gave the opportunity to around one hundred families from Issy to acquire a reconditioned computer for only 60 euros. ■