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- Seniors - Canada
- Articles and resources about Canadian government initiatives relating to seniors.
Added: 12 December 2005
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- Seniors - United Kingdom - Archive
- Articles and resources about egovernment initiatives relating to seniors in the United Kingdom.
Added: 16 December 2005
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- Smart technologies part of the future for older Australians
- by Peter Dinham. IT Wire, Wednesday, 23 May 2012. "The use of smart technologies can lower the demand and cost for aged care services in Australia by allowing older Australians to remain in their homes longer, with the technologies supporting older people by promoting independence, quality of life and wellbeing, according to a study of the challenges facing the country and its ageing population by the University of Melbourne's Institute for a Broadband-Enabled Society (IBES)..."
Added: 23 May 2012;
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- Inquiry into Cybersafety for Senior Australians
- House of Representatives, Joint Select Committee on Cyber-Safety. "On Wednesday 23 November 2011 the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator the Hon. Stephen Conroy, requested the Committee to inquire into and report on Cybersafety for Senior Australians. The Committee invites interested persons and organisations to make submissions addressing the terms of reference. Submissions are now invited to 23 March 2012..."
Added: 26 March 2012;
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- Older Canadians embracing social networking
- The Canadian Press, Wednesday November 9, 2011. "Toronto — Older Canadians are increasingly following their younger counterparts into the world of social media, with Facebook by far the most popular way to network, a new poll suggests. The Harris-Decima survey conducted for The Canadian Press indicates that 68 per cent of those asked used social media in 2011, up from 57 per cent two years ago. The main difference over the past two years has been the surge in participation by those over the age of 50..."
Added: 10 November 2011;
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- AARNet to Kinect the elderly over the NBN
- The network provider has joined a collaborative project driven by the IBES which aims to keep the elderly active in their homes, by Chloe Herrick. Computerworld, 3 November, 2011. "The Australian Academic Research Network (AARNet) has jumped onboard a collaborative broadband project to develop enabling technology for the elderly to exercise at home over the National Broadband Network (NBN)... AARNet will connect the first 20 elderly residents who are participating in the trial, located in the first NBN release site of Brunswick in Victoria..."
Added: 3 November 2011;
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- Older Australians online and on track
- Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Media Release, 14 October 2011. "Around 160,000 older Australians have been staying connected to family and friends through free access to the internet under the Australian Government's Broadband for Seniors initiative, new figures released today show. The 2011 Annual Report of the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, tabled today, also shows that more than 40,000 seniors have travelled on concessional fares funded under the Government’s agreement with Great Southern Rail over the past 12 months... There are around 2,000 Broadband for Seniors kiosks across Australia, which have been providing seniors with free access to broadband internet and training in basic computing since the initiative was launched in September 2009. More than a third of the seniors who accessed the internet at a Broadband for Seniors kiosk had never used a computer before, and almost half had never used the internet..."
Added: 19 October 2011;
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- Older Australians and the internet
- by Sandra Haukka, ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation. Australian Policy Online, 3 August 2011. "What do older Australians who never or rarely use the Internet know about the types of online products and services available to them, and how they might use these products and services to improve their daily life?... This project found that participants' interest in using the Internet varied, with 53% of participants indicating their interest in the Internet was 'moderate' or above and 46% indicating their interest was 'nil' or 'low'. Similar to findings from the review of existing research, participants who lacked interest in the Internet stated reasons like 'too many other interesting activities”, 'I would rather speak to people in person or by the phone', and 'I like to have real friends in the real world'..."
Added: 10 August 2011;
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- Floodgates: Born digital? Die crumbly, more like
- Posted by Gary Flood. Public Technology, 11 July 2011. "As we know, the Order of the Day is digital by default. Going forward, the state wants to work with us on an increasingly electronic basis. The plug for this on our side is convenience and alleged synergy with what we do with our iPads and HTC phones anyway; and as we all know, from government's p.o.v., moving online equals big savings off the public sector bottom line. Great. But has anyone asked the punters?..."
Added: 13 July 2011;
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- Online government services and the offline older generation: Executive Summary - in pdf format (751kb)
- (This document requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader). Prepared by AgeUK. Fujitsu, May 2011. "... The overall conclusion that can be drawn from Fujitsu and Age UK's research is that there is a large percentage of the population – a potentially vulnerable group and one that is already recognised as a low internet user group – that could be alienated by a push towards online-only channels ('digital by default') for government services unless there is careful consideration. To promote digital inclusion, there must be support for people over state pension age to help them access services online. Central and local government should use the powers provided by the EU Procurement Directives to demand inclusive design is addressed in tendering for goods and services, particularly when these are primarily for people in later life. In addition, consumer protection against internet fraud needs to be strengthened in order to allay the fears that older people have about going online..."
Added: 13 July 2011;
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- High-Tech Bracelets Locate Missing Ohio Seniors, Autistic Children
- By Sarah Rich. Government Technology, June 20, 2011. "To track down autistic children or senior citizens who may go missing, an Ohio police department is supplying wrist bracelets to its community that — with 911 assistance and cell phone technology — can triangulate the bracelet wearer's location. The Rocky River Police Department in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, acquired 15 of the tracking bracelets and demonstrated the technology to its citizens last week..."
Added: 28 June 2011;
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- Older Adults and Social Media
- by Mary Madden, Senior Research Specialist, Pew Internet & American Life Project, August 27, 2010. "Social networking use among internet users ages 50 and older has nearly doubled -- from 22% to 42% over the past year. While social media use has grown dramatically across all age groups, older users have been especially enthusiastic over the past year about embracing new networking tools. Although email continues to be the primary way that older users maintain contact with friends, families and colleagues, many users now rely on social network platforms to help manage their daily communications -- sharing links, photos, videos, news and status updates with a growing network of contacts. Half (47%) of internet users ages 50-64 and one-in-four (26%) users ages 65 and older now use social networking sites..."
Added: 30 August 2010;
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- Older Australians Staying Offline
- RedOrbit, Posted on: Thursday, 19 August 2010. "Australia needs a national strategy to overcome the fears and uncertainty of older Australians about going online, if broadband is to deliver its full value to the nation. Dr Sandra Haukka, a Senior Research Fellow in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation (CCI), Queensland University of Technology, says that despite the Australian Government’s $43 billion national broadband network and $15 million Broadband for Seniors initiative, they need to do more to encourage older Australians to use the internet. The CCI Report, The Internet in Australia, has found that 98% of young people aged 18 – 24 use the internet, compared with only 40% of people aged 64 and over ..."
Added: 23 August 2010;
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- Broadband for Seniors
- An initiative funded by the Australian Government. "The Australian Government has committed $15 million over three years (2008-2011) for the provision of 2000 internet kiosks to organisations that support seniors and want to host a Broadband for Seniors Kiosk and participate in this project. The project aims are to provide seniors with free access to Broadband for Seniors Kiosks, help them gain confidence using computer technology, and to build community participation and social inclusion amongst older Australians..." Broadband for Seniors is part of the wider Australian Government initiative: Making ends meet - plan for older Australians, People with Disabilities and Carers.
Added: 8 June 2010;
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- Open call for the presentation of a study on best practices for an ageing population
- ePractice.eu. 28 May 2010. Country EU Institutions; Domain eHealth; Topic Continuity of care, Electronic health records, Homecare & Telecare Services, Policy, Telemedicine services. "... The overall objective of the study is to give an overview of how different national models of long-term care have reacted to the challenge of an ageing population and promoted the deployment of home care services through the use of ICT for older people with chronic diseases. The study shall also demonstrate the actual and potential social and economic gains that are associated to these services..."
Added: 3 June 2010;
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- Val d'Oise - Tele-assistance service for the elderly and the disabled
- ePractice.eu, 28 April 2010. Country France; Domain eHealth; Topic Homecare & Telecare Services, ICT for disease prevention and health promotion, Wearable/Portable Systems for Health monitoring. "... The aim is to promote the living at home without worries of seniors and people with disabilities by allowing them to obtain physical, moral or psychological support when they need it. Tele-assistance can reduce the fear of fainting or falling thanks to the availability of an interlocutor at all times..."
Added: 29 April 2010;
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- Number of seniors using the Internet doubled
- ePractice.eu, 21 April 2010. Country Croatia; Domain eInclusion; Topic Broadband, ICT and Aging, Other. "The number of retired people using the Internet in Croatia has doubled in 2009. It reached 39 % of the total amount of users. Likewise, 43 % of the elderly use a PC, according to the research survey published in January 2010 by the Croatian Central Bureau of Statistics..."
Added: 28 April 2010;
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