VPRO launches digital kit for use if internet fails
The VPRO has made a digital kit of offline information and entertainment available for download, while stressing that it is not a substitute for government-recommended emergency supplies.
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The VPRO has launched a downloadable digital kit for use if the internet stops working, with offline resources including a map, Wikipedia, a local AI model and a medical handbook.
The Dutch public broadcaster says the kit is intended to raise awareness of society’s dependence on digital technology and encourage people to become more digitally self-reliant. It was created in connection with a *Bureau Buitenland* special, *The Week Everything Stops Working*, available on NPO Start, which examines Europe’s reliance on technology from the United States and China.
The download also includes entertainment, such as VPRO programmes *Plakshot* and *De Week van Merijn*. The broadcaster stresses that it is not a complete emergency kit and does not replace the regular emergency supplies advised by the Dutch government.
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