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Digital Inclusion for 65+

 

About the Project

“Digital Inclusion for 65+” Project is implemented by 65+ Elderly Rights Association (65+ERA) and supported by the EU Civil Society Dialogue Grant Scheme. The actual work was carried out between 1 April 2021 – 30 June 2022. Our project partner 50+Hellas is a non-governmental organisation in Greece that supports the active lives of the elderly. AGE Platform Europe, which produces analyses and applications through extensive studies and research for EU older people, shares good practices and experiences of its experts in our project.

Purpose

General Purpose

To contribute to the improvement of the living conditions and standards of the elderly in line with the EU Acquis and the Charter of Fundamental Rights, to develop sustainable cooperation and dialogue with associations and relevant stakeholders working with the elderly in Europe and Turkey.

Specific Objectives;

  • Improving the digital literacy of the elderly
  • With training programmes and digital applications in Turkey and Greece
  • Sharing knowledge, skills, expertise, experience and good practices on issues related to older persons
  • With partner and associate institutions and organisations
  • Raising public awareness about the importance of digital inclusion
  • Participation of the elderly in social and cultural life in Turkey and Greece 

Project Team

Authorised Representative: Dr Gülüstü Salur – 65+ERA Board Member

Team Leader: Mine Inal – 65+ERA Member

Project Manager : Ozgul Ünlü

Project Coordinator : Nergis Dökmeci

Project Manager (50+Hellas): Myrto-Maria Rang

Project Partner

50plus Hellas is a non-profit organisation founded in 2005 in Chalandri, Athens. It is the first national organisation dealing with the rights of people over 50. It aims to promote improvement in the quality of life through empowerment and inclusion activities, training programmes for older people and related professionals. It also intervenes at the political level for a just society for all.

Project Participants

  • Bezmialem University, Istanbul
  • Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Computer and Informatics, Istanbul
  • Boğaziçi University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Computer Engineering Istanbul
  • Bağcılar Municipality Istanbul
  • Bayrampasa Municipality Istanbul
  • Beşiktaş Municipality Istanbul
  • Sisli Municipality Istanbul
  • Zeytinburnu Municipality Istanbul
65+ Akademi
65+ Akademi

A rich library of short videos to support learning

Within the scope of the “Digital Inclusion for 65+” project, short training videos have been produced to support the elderly, their relatives, those preparing for old age, students studying in the field of old age and professional workers in the use of smartphones and computers. Turkish and English subtitled versions of all videos were also prepared for disabled access.

In order for the videos and training manuals to be interactive and sustainable for users from all walks of life, an on-line training platform, 65+ ACADEMY, was created. The training modules in the Academy consist of training videos, distance learning and self-learning resources, manuals, tests and other useful resources.

65+ Academy has an interactive and dynamic structure. With the changing needs of our target audience and their feedback, it will ensure sustainability by diversifying, updating and improving the content.

The platform offers trainings on the following topics.

  • GENERAL INFORMATION:
      • What is a smartphone, what are its types, what do they do?
      • What are the differences between phones, tablets and computers? How do they connect to the Internet?
      • Getting acquainted with the phone and settings
      • How to get an e-mail account?
      • Ways to connect to the Internet, Wi-Fi and Cellular difference
  • SECURE USE:
      • Learn how to obtain and protect passwords, security levels, fingerprint and facial recognition
      • What information do smartphones collect from you, what are the permissions you give, what should you pay attention to?
      • Credit card transactions and security. Who can you entrust your credit card information to?
      • How can we identify current/correct/reliable news?
      • How can we be careful about fraudulent ways?
  • USE FOR COMMUNICATION:
    • Written message methods (SMS/Whatsapp etc.)
    • Video/audio usage possibilities (Whatsapp, Zoom etc.)
    • What is social media? What are the most frequently used social media platforms?
  • USE FOR OBTAINING INFORMATION:
    • How to use search engines to access information?
    • Address finding, on-call pharmacy enquiry, etc.
    • Access to audio books, written books, music, art and hobbies
    • Film, video viewing facilities
  • USE FOR OBTAINING SERVICES:
    • E-Government usage
    • Use of e-pulse
    • Tele-health services
    • Bank usage and security
    • Financial Awareness
  • USE FOR GAMES AND ENTERTAINMENT:
    • Play and recreational facilities and points to consider

Bu proje web sayfası Avrupa Birliğinin maddi desteği ile hazırlanmıştır.
İçerik tamamıyla 65+ Yaşlı Hakları Derneği sorumluluğu altındadır ve Avrupa Birliğinin görüşlerini yansıtmak zorunda değildir.