In a recent report, “Learning for Living”, Help the Aged have noted that many older people feel left behind by the pace of change in technology and the lack of support needed to keep up-to-date. This raises concerns that many will be left digitally exluded as more information and services move online.
The report states that:
“Government [...]
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In May 2008 Ofcom hosted the inaugural meeting of the International Media Literacy Research Forum. This forum aims “to provide a platform for professional researchers and practitioners from across the world to share knowledge and expertise in the field of media literacy research.”
Details of the forum and conference can be found here on their website.
Ofcom have also produced a number [...]
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The Guardian’s Public magazine published an article in April entitled “Start me up, and never stop” referring to IT literacy and the need to promote it across all sectors and ages. The article’s based on a roundtable discussion with representives from OCR, CBI, Connecting for Health, LSE, BT, Lifelong Learning UK, BBC, NIACE, Microsoft UK and others [...]
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