DISC - Digital Security for Senior Citizens Project

08/11/2022

The final project meeting for DISC - Digital Security for Senior Citizens Project is happening right now. We are discussing the game (to be released to public very soon) and the Policy Recommendation document.

30/09/2022

In 2020, recorded the highest share (94%) of people aged 65-74 who used the internet in the last 3 months, followed by and (both 91%), the (90%) as well as (88%). In contrast, only 25% of people aged 65-74 in used the internet in the last 3 months, followed by those in (28%) and (33%).

Internet has become increasingly important in recent years and particularly so in 2020, following the COVID-19 outbreak and the related confinement and social distancing measures. In 2020, 88% of people aged 16-74 in the EU reported they had used the internet in the last 3 months; ranging from 70% i...

27/09/2022

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Age UK can help you make the most of the internet. We'll show you how to get started and suggest things you can do once you're online.

23/09/2022

🖨 "It’s a lazy stereotype typically played for laughs: a befuddled senior trying to figure out how to turn on an antiquated desktop computer. It turns out, it’s as wrong as it is outdated."
🔌 A majority of online seniors spend at least six hours a day online and own an average of five devices.

Google’s Official Digital Marketing Publication. Explore research we conducted with Pew last year into a group we’re calling “digital seniors.”

23/09/2022

Check out how World Telecommunication and Information Society Day in May focused on digital technologies for older persons and healthy ageing.

You will find the results of the research (UNESCO) below.👇

In the run-up to World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, ITU asked our Twitter and LinkedIn communities how technology could best support older users towards healthy ageing in an increasingly digital world.

20/09/2022

To mark the 35th anniversary of the emblematic Erasmus+ programme, Vice-President Margaritis Schinas and Commissioner Mariya Gabriel will meet 35 current and former Erasmus+ participants as well as representatives of the founding team of the programme, on Tuesday, 20 September 2022. The event will honour the achievements of the programme, that has involved 13 million people since its creation in 1987. http://ow.ly/WhK350KNIkK

Highlights, press releases and speeches

20/09/2022

🖇 The next step in the of care comes from , which will eventually be able to predict patterns in seniors’ and prevent emergencies before they take place.
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As our population ages, demand for elderly care continues to grow, outpacing our supply of senior caretakers. Digital healthcare wants to change that.

16/09/2022

is addressing the world's greatest challenges and can provide solutions to change. Both megatrends will only be successful if changes address the daily concerns of of all in an adequate and appropriate way, creating , , and age-friendly environments that enable everyone to lead and active lives, to meet the daily demands of and to participate fully in .
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13/09/2022

In recent years, the European Commission has launched a number of initiatives and dedicated hundreds of millions of euros in funding to address the fact that 42% of citizens lack basic . This gap in digital has become particularly salient during the -19 pandemic, during which the digital of has been propelled, raising questions about the accessibility of digital health to people.

Propelled by the pandemic, the digital transformation of healthcare raises questions of accessibility of technologies to ordinary people.

09/09/2022

🔌Nearly 2.1-2.6 million senior citizens are scammed every year by phone calls or Online.
🩹 Check the video to learn more on how to identify a scam: