MITA’s 25th Anniversary and Commitment to Accessibility, Employment and the Elderly
According to Tony Sultana, Executive Chairman of the Maltese Information Technology Agency (MITA), MITA’s achievements over the past 25 years are vast and varied. The organization has made great strides in using ICTs for education. For example, the government provided…
Innovation Challenge on Technology for Seniors
In response to the 605 million increase in the population of citizens 60 and older since 2000, IBM and HealthXL are responding to the challenges posed in caring for an aging population in Australia. There is a particular need for…
Assistive Technology for Senior Citizens
According to the World Health Organization, two billion of the world’s population will be over 60 by 2050. Barbara Beskind, 91, is working to make life easier for this segment of the population. Since the 1930s, Ms. Beskind has designed…
Access to ICT Improves Quality of Life for Chinese Seniors
China’s population is aging quickly, with 178 million people in the country over 60 in 2010. Coupled with the trend towards urban migration, senior citizens are often left behind in rural areas and do not have access to ICTs, thereby…
Wifi for UK Care Homes
Four Seasons Health Care, which runs 370 care homes in the UK and houses 20,000 people, recently installed WiFi in all homes to improve residents’ quality of life. Residents note various positive impacts this has had on their lives. For…
South Africa Develops National ICT Forum
Minister Siyabonga Cwele recently announced the launch of a National IC T Forum in South Africa. He recounted the development of the Information Society in the country, but recognized the fact that digital exclusion still remains an issue in the…
Youth-Senior Partnerships for Digital Literacy Training
Walsa, which means “link” in English, is “an intergenerational ICT learning” initiative of the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology Qatar (ictQATAR). This programme is part of ictQATAR’s Digital Inclusion Strategy which, in part, recognizes the exclusion of senior citizens…
Improving Digital Accessibility in Australia
Australia strongly promotes the use of ICTs for a variety of government services. However, given the digital divide in the country, they must provide digital literacy training to ensure that all citizens, particularly those with statistically lower levels of access…
Increased Well-Being through the Internet of Everything
Municipalities throughout the United States are employing the Internet of Everything (IoE) to improve their residents’ quality of life. San Jose, Kansas City, and Montgomery County are all implementing a wide variety of such initiatives to increase well-being among citizens….
IT Bootcamp for Singaporean Seniors and Young People
More than 420 seniors registered for Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore’s (IDA)six-day Intergenerational IT Bootcamp, starting March 16, and taking place at 13 schools. Grandchildren of participants and other youth volunteers between ages 10 and 16 assisted seniors in learning…
