Digital Competence Training Programme
Summary
Digital Competence training has been started in order to get older adults to participate more effectively in social life and to increase inclusiveness!
The pandemic, which the world has been struggling with for 2 years, and rapidly developing digital technologies have changed the traditional structures and methods of life, from learning styles to working conditions. Now, holidays are celebrated with video phone calls, students attend classes on the computer, and grocery shopping is done without leaving home.
People aged 65 and over however can often not benefit from the advantages of this digital age. According to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), internet usage is common among 79 percent of the general population. This rate however drops to 27.1 among older citizens. In light of this disparity, Muratpaşa Municipality in Antalya started a training program entitled ‘Digital Competence’ to improve the digital skills of older people and remove barriers to accessing digital services. The training program for women aged 65 and over is carried out with the SENEX Association for Aging Studies under the coordination of Antalya cityLAB.
The program consists of 5 modules and will continue for 6 weeks. We aim to enable older women to access the services provided in digital formats. With the completion of the program, they will be able to access e-government applications and use digital banking and learn how to make video calls with their relatives.
Key facts
Main target group: Only older women
Other target group(s): older wolmen who living alone
Sector(s): Education, Information and communication, Social protection
Desired outcome for older people:
Contribute
- Ageism
- Accessibility
- Dementia
- Healthy behaviours (e.g. physical activity)
- Inclusion
- Participation
- Technologies