The European-wide network Public Libraries 2030 believes that public libraries are the key to a democratic, socially engaged and digitally inclusive Europe: European libraries can become powerful change agents. The many libraries which are members of the PL2030 network pursue this aim by creating and sharing knowledge about innovative projects and community-based services across Europe […]
A survey conducted in Skäggetorp, a suburb in Linköping municipality, shows that there is a correlation between feeling “included in the digital society” and trusting public authorities. There is a need to elaborate more on how a digital society is governed in relation to trust and digital inclusion. This is particularly important in disadvantaged areas […]
Through gaming, persons with disabilities can improve their quality of life. Can I Play That? is a gaming outlet staffed and written for and by disabled gamers, they serve both disabled gamers and videogames developers looking to learn how to make their games accessible and contribute to the rapid progress toward inclusion in the games […]
The article Social media and disability advocacy organizations: caught between hopes and realities by Umeå University’s scholars Gelfgren, Ineland and Cocq, presents a different perspective about the use that advocacy organizations make of social media within the field of disability in Sweden. On one hand, there is a perceived need to be online and communicate […]
The project Digital Lublin for people with disabilities closed on December 31st, 2020 after an entire year of services and activities involving people with disabilities living in the Lubelskie Voivodeship. From February 2020, the Fuga Mundi Foundation started the implementation of the project, co-financed by the European Union under the Operational Program Digital Poland for […]
The transnational DREAM ROAD project, co-funded by the Interreg / Danube Transnational Programme of the European Union, involves organizations from 10 countries in the Danube region working together on Roma empowerment and inclusion. The project aims to support the importance not only of education, but also of modernization and digitalization in Roma communities. To this […]
The “Active +” multiannual programme for the elderly 2021-2025 was launched in December 2020, with the aim of increasing the participation of elderly people in all areas of social life. Managed by the Ministry for Family and Social Policy of the Republic of Poland, the programme will allocate PLN 200 million (approximately 44 million Euro) […]
The recent months have shown how digitalisation can act as an additional barrier to social inclusion; how a lack of investment in long-term care undermines its quality and universal access; and how lockdown and physical distancing measures can ultimately lead to neglect and elder abuse. The 2020 edition of the AGE Barometer contains key information […]
430 women from Brașov and Sibiu counties will benefit for one year from free digital literacy courses, counselling for the development of specific skills, and concrete employment opportunities and tips for opening their own business. The technical endowment of the Women’s Digital Centres providing the service is made with support from the Orange Group Foundation, […]
The YourLocalGuide project aims to increase the digital competences of more than 400 seniors with low digital skills willing to work as experts in tourism destination management and promotion, understanding the business opportunities it brings and how to capitalize on it individually or in a community of professionals. The project can be a great opportunity […]
