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Neelie Kroes Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda Building the Connected Continent High Level Conference on Digital Agenda for Europe Sofia, 20 September 2012 European Commission Neelie Kroes Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda Building the Connected Continent High Level Conference on Digital Agenda for Europe
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The Moment magazine Interview: Richard Saul Wurman Working out of the French country-style mansion he shares with his wife, novelist Gloria Nagy, in Newport, Rhode Island, Wurman has continued to launch new projects and conferences in the same inventive and rebellious spirit as TED. In 2012, he organized his first WWW Conference, which featured improvised conversations between pairs of prominent but unusually matched thinkers with curious minds. Next up will be the 555 Conference, for which he plans to select five cities around the world to host a one-day gathering of five experts sharing five predictions of future patterns in areas such as health, energy, food, urban development and entertainment. Wurman’s other projects for knowledge sharing include the Geeks and Geezers Summit—which invites dialogue across generations, the Urban Observatory—a new way of organizing and presenting live data about cities—and FEDMED, a conference that explores the relationship between federal governments and healthcare.
Register today for Telecentre-Europe’s Summit in Warsaw Under the title Jobs for Youth and Ageing Online, network leaders representing more then 25.000 telecentres gathered at Mercure Grand Hotel in Warsaw for the fifth Telecentre-Europe Summit that took place during 17-18 October 2012 and was co-hosted by the Information Society Development Foundation (FRSI). The Summit was opened by a video message from Commissioner László Andor, responsible for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion. The event included plenary & parallel sessions on four main topics: • Skills & Jobs for youth • Capacity building for telecentres & libraries • Socio-economic impact of telecentres • Ageing Online
How to search on Google - Search Help Learn a few tips and tricks to help you easily find information on Google. Tip 1: Start with the basics No matter what you're looking for, start with a simple search like where's the closest airport?. You can always add a few descriptive words if necessary. If you're looking for a place or product in a specific location, add the location. Blueprint for Information Architects The flip side of mastering information is presenting it. Information Masters aren't worth much if they can't communicate their insights to others. So we asked Richard Saul Wurman for advice on how to make the complicated clear. Wurman is chairman and creative director of the TED Conferences, which focus on the converging fields of technology, entertainment, and design. In 1976 he coined the term "information architect" and declared himself the first of many to come.
Digital Practitioner Awards 2012 Sponsored by Do you know a digital practitioner who has, through the use of technology: made learning more inclusive orwidened participation in learning ormade learning more engaging ordelivered learning in a different way? How to Use Google Search More Effectively [INFOGRAPHIC] Among certain circles (my family, some of my coworkers, etc.) I'm known for my Googling skills. I can find anything, anywhere, in no time flat. My Google-fu is a helpful skill, but not one that's shrouded in too much mystery — I've just mastered some very helpful search tricks and shortcuts and learned to quickly identify the best info in a list of results. Sadly, though web searches have become and integral part of the academic research landscape, the art of the Google search is an increasingly lost one. A recent study at Illinois Wesleyan University found that fewer than 25% of students could perform a "reasonably well-executed search."
Digital Exclusion Compounds Loneliness for Older People Susan Allen of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation blogged last week about the issue of loneliness for older people. Digital inclusion is relevant here. When people talk about digital inclusion they often stress the financial and economic benefits: saving money on web purchases, improving job prospects and so on. In fact, there are significant social benefits of being online as well. This can include reducing feelings of loneliness and isolation, particularly for older people. A recent Digital Unite study quoted in the Guardian found that 72% of people over 55 reported that being online reduced feelings of loneliness and isolation.
"Langas į ateitį" started a new international project for seniors - TE @tc_europe Langas į ateitį is continuously participating in international projects that encourage the exchange of experiences with partners from other European countries. The new project "Use IT and enjoy" will start in August 2012 and will be implemented with partner organizations from Sweden and Denmark. Only a part of the elderly in the Baltic region use information technologies in their everyday life: only half of the people aged 50-75 and one-third of the elderly of over 75. The project partners started this initiative to highlight the issue of encouraging seniors for digital inclusion. The purpose of the project is to explore methodologies & facilitate the development of motivations for the elderly to take up digital inclusion. "Since 2002, Langas į ateitį has been organizing ICT trainings that attract participants of various age groups.
Increasing Digital Inclusion via Microvolunteering Microvolunteering may just be the answer to the growing digital divide. The fact that volunteering online can provide a set of mutually beneficial advantages for both charities and those suffering from digital exclusion must not be overlooked. The ‘Champion for Digital Inclusion Report 2009’ found that the over-65 category age group were most at risk from digital exclusion. Digital Inclusion Workshops You are at: montal.com - About Montal - Montal news Back to Montal news 8 million adults have never been on line and it is estimated that this includes half of all social housing tenants. These one-day practical workshops are focused on developing and implementing an effective and workable digital inclusion strategy to enable your customers to get online.
Channel Shift - Helping people use public services online Between 14 September 2011 and 30 April 2012, UK online centres worked collaboratively with Sheffield City Council, Jobcentre Plus, Citizens Advice and The Pensions Service on an innovative project in Sheffield to increase awareness of the benefits of using online public services. The project, led by UK online centres, was a unique city-wide project that encouraged, inspired and mentored organisations to embrace a collaborative approach to digital by default service delivery, and to support individuals to use online services. The project aimed to produce a scalable, sustainable, community-based infrastructure to support and drive channel shift, transforming the way in which individuals and communities engage with online government services now and in the future. The project was a huge success, and established partnerships that will far outlast the life of the project. Video:
She Will Innovate: Technology Solutions Enriching the Lives of Girls Intel Corporation and Ashoka Changemakers launched this online competition to find the world's most innovative solutions that equip girls and women with new digital technologies—enabling them to live healthier, smarter, and more meaningful lives. The Changemakers online community has selected three winners that best demonstrate innovation, impact and potential to sustain and scale-up their efforts. Changemakers is also pleased to announce the winner of the She Will Innovate Idea Award, given to the most innovative early stage initiative that shows great potential for social impact and sustainability: iSaveAGirl