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ICT for Seniors

Posted On 27 May 2014
By : Admin
Comments: 4

ICT for SeniorsIn an effort to introduce senior citizens to Information Communication Technology (ICT), the Ministry of Science and Technology in collaboration with the Ministry of the People and Social Development held a sensitisation workshop called ICT for Seniors Programme yesterday at the Hyatt Regency, Port-of-Spain.

“Senior citizens are an invaluable, vibrant growing demographic within our nation. However, most educational systems are focused on younger people and limited progress has been made in adopting educational systems to the needs of senior learners, who have enormous potential,” said Dr Rupert Griffith, Minister of Science and Technology.

Trinidad and Tobago has an ageing population with 13.4 percent or more than 177,000 citizens over the age of 60 years. In an attempt to improve the quality of life for the senior citizens the ICT programme would promote the digital access for persons over the age of 60.

This programme was specifically tailored for senior citizens to learn how to utilise ICT. Some of the things they were taught include how to utilise social media such as Facebook, Skype and blogs. They were also given first-hand interface on the use of online banking, e-health, specialist computer systems for senior citizens, biometircs, and accessing governmental services like ttconnect.com. The senior citizens were also given the opportunity to play games like digital bingo, Wii and Kinect.“In the globalised world in which we live, ICTs are omnipresent and the trend towards digitisation is growing, but technology is not to be seen as an entirely novel dimension.

It is simply a way of using tools and machines to do traditional tasks in a more efficient and convenient manner,” Griffith said.

Griffith stated that learning how to utilise technology would empower the senior citizens by giving them more social inclusion while bridging the divide between the generations.

“ICT for Seniors Project would lead to greater inter-generational bonding, as both young persons and senior citizens will be able to explore the creative and multifaceted use of the internet and online social network platform, mobile phones, personal computers and other forms of technology, thus forging greater inter-generational ties,” Griffith said. …READ MORE 

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4 Comments

  1. wiliam Archie May 27, 2014 at 9:06 pm Reply

    What a successful event! I could not believe the interactive session. These folks swarmed the booths and they could not get them back to close the session. The organizers had to extend the interactive time till 4.30pm. Even after that, the folks called for more sessions…..

  2. Gita Boodram May 27, 2014 at 9:26 pm Reply

    Am interested in this program.please direct source

  3. Gita Boodram May 27, 2014 at 9:28 pm Reply

    I am interested in ICT for seniors please help with information

    • Admin May 28, 2014 at 5:46 pm Reply

      Contact Ministry of the People and Social Development 625-9221

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