Abstract

In the EU, 8.9 million senior citizens (75+) have contact with family and relatives once a month or less (EUROSTAT, 2016). although expectations of quality relationships with family and close friends are a priority for the elderly. On the other hand, about 30% of Europeans aged 65-74 have never used the Internet. These are people mostly with low incomes and lower education.

Research shows that when ICT is used to maintain contact with family and friends, it can lead to a decrease in loneliness, depression and an increase in overall well-being.

Based on this, the purpose of the project is to develop and implement a program to prevent loneliness of the elderly “E-Facilitation” by educating volunteers to support the elderly in working with computers remotely to communicate with their families and friends. Volunteer education is carried out according to a specially designed curriculum for e-Facilitators with the aim of implementing innovative active ageing programs, including assistance to the elderly without digital knowledge.

A special contribution of the Program is the review of sources of tools, applications, platforms and projects of good practice as an opportunity for individual needs and opportunities of the elderly.

Target Group

Elderly people

Country

Bulgaria

Website

www.forum50.hr

Stakeholders involved

Dvije udruge i jedno Učilište

Further Information

www.forum50.hr

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Donation of IT  downgraded equipment, which is made operational again and distributed via a number of non-profit organizations to pupils and students experiencing social difficulties, and to retirement and nursing homes in the Brussels-Capital Region.

Abstract

The Brussels Government allowed all ministers and institutions of the Region to donate their own depreciated and downgraded IT equipment free of charge. This equipment is made operational again and distributed via a number of non-profit organizations to pupils and students experiencing social difficulties, and to retirement and nursing homes in the Brussels-Capital Region. The Brussels Regional Informatics Centre coordinates this action collecting, preparing  and distributing IT equipment to the relevant non-profit organizations.

Target Group

Marginalised young people and children

Country 

Belgium

Website

https://cirb.brussels/

Stakeholders involved

All ministers and institutions of the Region

Further Information

https://smartcity.brussels/news-764-call-for-projects-give-your-it-equipment-a-second-life

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“Teach for the future” transfers know-how on Innovation, Networking and Leadership to heterogeneous adult learners communities

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TEACH FOR FUTURE project aims at creating a transnational and multi-sectoral network through which 10 facilitators from Romania, Bulgaria and Greece, IT multipliers, specialised in Management of Innovation & Networking and Entrepreneurship & Leadership transfer know-how to heterogeneous adult learners communities from the three countries but also from the region, so that innovative learning experiences can generate favourable changes in the level of integration of the three themes into education, with beneficial effects on adult and professional development of adults; (3D modelling and printing, image editing, digital marketing, on-line collaboration tools), Management of Innovation & Collaboration within a network and Entrepreneurship & Leadership among 210 adults in Romania, Bulgaria and Greece (70 per country), library users and librarians, trained with the involvement of experienced facilitators, as well as the transfer of good practices among 90 adults (30 from each country Romania, Bulgaria and Greece) within 3 mentoring camps, each country in one of the three thematic areas, consisting of creativity, innovation and entrepreneurial sessions development and organized in each partner country according to the proven expertise, by establishing connections with key experts and leaders in the project’s reference areas in 3 countries, as well as representatives and decision-makers from the authorities, business environment, NGOs and representative education units in each country. In total, 6 mobilities, 3 dedicated to training multipliers and 3 for adults.Within the project, 6 innovative intellec will be developed (the Innovative methodology for training the trainers in ICT for adults, the Management of Innovation & Collaboration within a network Curriculum in adult teaching, the Entrepreneurship & Leadership Curriculum in adult teaching, the Trainer Manual for the mentoring camps, the e-Innovator Guide and e-Entrepreneur Guide.

Target Group

People with disabilities

Country

Romania, Bulgaria, Greece

Website

www.teachforfuture.ro

Stakeholders involved

5000 librarians, 10,000 adults, 2 authorities, 5 businesses, 5 NGOs, 3 universities from 3 countries

Further Information

https://epale.ec.europa.eu/ro/blog/teach-future-metodologie-inovativa-privind-formarea-formatorilor-domeniul-tic-realizata

https://teachforfuture.ro/

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The Be Smart Seniors project is an Erasmus+ project coordinated by the Corvus Ltd. from Hungary. The participating organizations of the project are: Anthropogogik Brändle (Liechtenstein), Maribor Adult Education Centre (Slovenia), KarrierSuli Foundation (Hungary), Pensioners’ Association (Pécs, Hungary), Prompt Ltd (Hungary), Turku University of Applied Sciences (Finland)
The concept of the project is that modern ICT devices and online services can help older adults to stay in touch with friends and relatives, can provide health preserving services, can give platforms to share memories, hobbies, and knowledge. These services also can help to manage every day life issues, so these people can preserve their personal independence longer.
With our project, we want to help elderly people to use these ICT services. To reach this goal first we elaborated an intergeneration study concept. In the frame of this we prepared a video guide for younger relatives of seniors about how to teach the basics of ICT gadgets.
This intergeneration study module will give the foundations for further learning of senior persons.
We also developed a special web platform after an international survey and needs analysis to host the teaching materials and to serve as a community building and knowledge sharing platform. By the development of this platform, the ergonomic and pedagogic needs of the target group are taken account.
The third result of the project is a video-based learning repository covering common IT related issues that occur in the life of senior person (online shopping, communication, searching) to help them to learn how they can solve every-day tasks with the help of ICT devices.
Finally, we prepared a guide for seniors how they can leave their digital footprint on the Internet in the form of a simple blog or website to share memories, hobbies etc.

Target Group

Elderly people

Country

Liechtenstein, Slovenia, Hungary, Finland

Website

www.smartseniors.eu

Stakeholders involved

Older adults and their relatives

Further Information

https://www.bessproject.eu/en

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MUDA NA ESCOLA (“Change at School”) was launched by MUDA and was designed to promote the digital inclusion of adults who never used the internet, with a special emphasis on elderly adults.

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Abstract

With the constant evolution of information and communication technologies (ICT), it is important to continue to contribute to digital inclusion.

MUDA (Movement for a Universal and Digitally Active citizenship), was launched in Portugal in 2017, with the objective of contributing to a more advanced, inclusive and participative country. MUDA aims to reduce the number of citizens who have never accessed the internet and to increase the number of citizens with advanced digital skills. MUDA also means CHANGE in Portuguese.

The project MUDA NA ESCOLA (“Change at School”) was launched by MUDA and was designed to promote the digital inclusion of adults who never used the internet, with a special emphasis on elderly adults.

The project has 3 main objectives:
• Reduce the number of Portuguese who have never used the internet.
• Help all Portuguese citizens become more digitally literate.
• Encourage student volunteers to be relevant actors in this endeavor and contribute for an inclusive society.

To accomplish these objectives, the MUDA NA ESCOLA established an educational methodology and partnership system that offers a network of digital inclusion centers in high schools – using students to teach elderly people.

This project utilizes a demonstrative intervention model (“learning by doing”) based on “training sessions” lasting two hours where instruction is face-to-face and one-to-one. The classes are free and occur across a network of partner high schools that support the project by providing:
• Volunteer professor/s that serve as local program coordinator for each school;
• A classroom or structured area (equipped with computers) where session can occur;
• Volunteer students who participate as instructors.
The project provides high schools with an educational platform (educational digital content with 8 digital guidebooks) and training materials as well as free management support of the contact center for registration of elderly adults.

Target Group

Elderly people

Country

Portugal

Website

Mudanaescola.pt

Stakeholders involved

MUDA and its 40+ public and private partners, CDI, POISE, PORTUGAL INOVAÇÃO SOCIAL, Portugal 2020.

Further Information

Muda.pt

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