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Digital Inclusion Wales: 2008 Conference Report
WORKSHOPS:
Workshop B – Older people and ICT
Dr. Gail Bradbrook of Citizens Matt delivered a case study At the end of the session, Gail was
Online joined Communities presentation on the work of the asked about the difficulty older
@One Community Broker, Age Concern Neath-Port Talbot people faced with user interfaces
Matt Lloyd to run a workshop ‘Go for IT’ project which is using and wanted to know whether
on older people and ICT. staff and a team of volunteers to software / hardware developers
support over 50s in the area to were aware of this. Gail replied by
Gail began by outlining the work engage with computers and digital saying that there were already two
of Citizens Online and went on to cameras. The presentation pieces of software available –
tell the group about telecare and included details of how the project ‘My guide’ and ‘My Computer,
telehealth, saying that both are team had engaged with older My way’. Gail endorsed the fact
using ICT to enable older people people and how they helped that if we can keep older people
to live more independently, citing people overcome barriers to active via ICT then there is a
‘NeAT’ technology. Matt also played a business case for saving the state
(http://www.epractice.eu/cases/20 digital story of an older person money and said that there was an
62) as an example of telecare. who had benefited by using ICT. economic argument for digital
inclusion.
Gail also highlighted the fact that
older people are staying in work for
longer by being upskilled in the use
of ICT.
>‘Go for IT’ project which is using
staff and a team of volunteers to
support over 50s
To view the presentation from this session, click here