FUNDACIÓN DÉDALO

“Mayores con iniciativa” (“Active Elderly People”) is a project led by FUNDETEC under the “Avanza Ciudadanía Digital” sub-programme with the purpose of bringing ICTs closer to elderly people and get these people to play an active role in the Information Society.

This project focuses on devising several singular initiatives on different issues and with different objectives but sharing the same goal: identifying the needs and interests of elderly people as regards ICTs, and launching activities encouraging the development of their personal abilities and skills, so as to favour their social and technological integration.

• Facilitating the acquisition of useful e-skills and ICT competences for the everyday life of elderly people. Devising strategies to facilitate the active participation of elderly people, associations, organisations and professionals in the field of ICTs and supporting the elderly.
• Publicising and disseminating the actions conducted and the results obtained, by highlighting skills, abilities and capacities and by applying them to their everyday activities.
• Building a social network of elderly people and professionals working with elderly people.
• Encouraging the transfer of methodology among associations and professionals participating in the project

 

The initiatives developed under the project will participate in the “Mayores con iniciativa” contest, where prizes will be granted to the most singular initiatives. First, the jury will select the three best initiatives in each participating Autonomous Community, and a first award ceremony will be held. All these initiatives will then run up for the second stage of the contest, where the national award-winning initiative will be selected.