Our AGE Slovenian Member, ZDUS (Zveza društev upokojencev Slovenije), is helping older people gain new digital skills.
As part of the project “Journey through the Digital World – Together in New Challenges, Regardless of Experience” the following pensioners’ associations have successfully completed their training:
Ljubečna Pensioners’ Association Cerknica Pensioners’ Association Marjeta Association of Pensioners Ankaran Association of Pensioners
"Thank you for your enthusiasm, hard work, and dedication! We hope these new digital skills will support your future activities and help you stay connected in the modern world. "
Congratulations to all participants!
About the Project
The goal of this project is to help older persons develop essential digital skills—from basic to advanced levels. The training covers five key areas based on DigComp 2.2:
- Information and data literacy – Finding and using digital information
- Communication and collaboration – Connecting with others online
- Digital content creation – Creating and managing digital materials
- Security – Staying safe online
- Problem-solving – Using technology to tackle everyday tasks
Digitalisation and older people: our call to EU Policy Makers
Together with our members, we have published our contribution to the EU debate on the issues of digitalisation and ageing, including recommendations to achieve a smooth digital transition for everyone, at all ages.
In our policy paper, we have identified four priorities on which we believe the European Union, its Member States and all relevant stakeholders should make progress.
These priorities are:
- Collecting and making available more data on digital technologies in old age, therefore making older people truly visible and to better identify the gaps, the needs for actions as well as the progress.
- Tackling ageism to dismantle stereotypes about older people and digital technologies. The change of lens is critical to make sure that both policies, products and services are shaped to answer people’s needs without further increasing inequalities.
- Guaranteeing full accessibility, including availability and affordability, to ensure that the digital transition leaves no one behind.
- Using human rights as a compass for digitalisation so that people come before technologies.
A digital transition should be barrier free and attractive for all. This requires involving us, older people, are a true partner.
Useful links
- Medicine Information Leaflets: Paper or Digital? Both! Patients have the right to receive a printed copy with their medication
- AGE Paper: “Digitalisation and older people: our call to EU policy makers”
- BEUC: Position on the European Commission’s proposal for a revised pharmaceutical legislation.
- PGEU: Position paper on the reform of the EU Pharmaceutical Legislation and PGEU position on electronic product information.
- CPME: Proposed amendments to the Commission’s Proposals for the Directive on the Union code relating to medicinal products (...)
- EFN: EFN PS improving frontline nurses’ time for direct patient care with digitalisation & responsible AI
