Programme: Recovery and Resilience Plan

Digital Club Haskovo – “From Skills to Success” of the Haskovo Chamber of Commerce and Industry (HCCI) aims to create a modern and functioning digital club in the city of Haskovo. The initiative responds to the nationally established need for wider access to technologies and opportunities for the development of digital skills among the elderly population and vulnerable social groups. The club will have 6 fully equipped workstations, provided with high-speed internet. Visitors will have free and free access to them, as well as assistance from an appointed mentor who will support the use of technology, online learning platforms and electronic services. The target groups include the elderly, the unemployed, the economically inactive, low-skilled individuals and representatives of various vulnerable communities who do not have the opportunity to use technology, the internet or digital support. The club will be open to all citizens wishing to develop their digital competences or to benefit from electronic services and online training.
The creation of the digital club in Haskovo will ensure equal access to electronic resources, assistance in the use of e-services and support for lifelong learning, which will facilitate the search for work and the active participation of citizens in the public and economic life of the region. The main activities of the project include: delivery and installation of the necessary technical equipment, provision of internet connectivity, appointment of a mentor, daily work with users, referral to available training platforms and conducting an information campaign through local media. The expected results are related to increasing digital literacy, more active participation in online training, better access to administrative e-services and wider opportunities for citizens to be included in the labor market. The project will contribute to reducing digital exclusion and to the social inclusion of the population in the city of Haskovo.