Malta, as leader, kicked off the second piloting training on the 13th of September. The ICT for the Elderly strategic partnership project is funded by the Erasmus+ and brings together five different countries from different levels of the digital gap spectrum. Maltese participants together with senior citizens from Germany and [...]
On the 8th of July (2021) our ambassadors joined us in Grandvaux (in Switzerland) for one more session of our pilot activities in the ICT4theElderly project. This session served not only as a training moment but also gave us the opportunity to let our ambassadors strengthen their relationships and form [...]
The pilot training for senior citizens in Berlin, organised by our German partner Stiftung Digitale Chancen, took place on August 10-12, 2021. The participants are themselves active in supporting other older people with regard to the use of digital devices and applications. During the two training days, the following three [...]
In Slovenia, the workshops were on hold for a long time, as it was expected that the Covid regulations would loosen up enough so that that at least the group of 10 elderly participants could be gathered live altogether. The training program was divided into 7 parts of 4 hours [...]
The European Commission has recently created a new platform called Futurium, and one of the working groups there is on Active and Healthy Living in the Digital World. This group is further divided into sub-groups focused on specific aspects of active and healthy aging: Wellbeing and health promotion Ecosystems and [...]
"Only together can we shape the digital transformation." Our partner Stiftung Digitale Chancen (Digital Opportunities Foundation, Berlin) took this motto as an opportunity to invite senior citizens all over Germany to discover the digital world in a multi-day voyage. In the week between the 14th till the 18th of June, [...]
On the 29th of May 2021 some of our ICT4theElderly ambassadors had the chance to participate in an introductory workshop on Digital collaboration. This event was held in Grandvaux, in Switzerland. This event provoked particular interest in our ICT4theElderly ambassadors as it focused on one real-life scenario reported as needed [...]
While the digital divide is certainly not a new phenomenon among the elderly population, the COVID-19 pandemic made it clear that immediate action needs to be taken to address it. It is clear that presently, there is the need to ensure that digital solutions are more accessible to older populations. [...]
As expected last month, and despite the sanitary situation still imposing restrictions, the training in Slovenia has started! In this interview, Sasa Gercar from Simbioza, talks about the challenges of training elderly people in the midst of a pandemic. When did you join Simbioza and what are your first impressions of [...]