Digital Information Access for Ageing Persons

Competences related to the use of digital and mobile technologies are of key importance as connected mobile devices such as smartphones or tablets become more and more pervasive and ubiquitous. In a moment where socio-demographic changes resulted in a rapidly growing number of senior citizens, it is fundamental to provide this target group with the necessary skills to be connected and integrated in this world preventing an age-related digital divide. As a contribution to that effort, a European-wide digital literacy development initiative for senior citizens was setup. This article presents the analysis of the achieved results which reflects a very positive perception of the seniors on the developed digital abilities.