Supporters of Silver Surfer Week 2007
Ofcom is the UK’s communications regulator and has a duty to promote media literacy. Ofcom’s media literacy work aims to give people the opportunity to:
- develop competence and confidence to take part in the digital society and
- be informed and empowered to manage their own media activity.
Ofcom carries out research and works with stakeholders to give people the tools they need to make the most of opportunities offered in the digital world and to appreciate what’s available. Ofcom is delighted to support Age Concern’s Silver Surfers initiative.
You can find out more about Ofcom’s work in this area by clicking here: http://www.ofcom.org.uk/advice/media_literacy/
BT is pleased to be supporting Silver Surfer Week 2007. As part of BT's digital inclusion campaign, BT's age and disability action team and Age Concern Edinburgh Information and Technology (ACEIT) will be holding a Silver Surfers information day on 11 September.
BT has been working with Age Concern England since 2005, helping to develop the facilities and training support for all organisations helping older people on their digital journeys.
Microsoft has supported Silver Surfer Week from its inception, and we are delighted to give our continuous support to Age Concern and its community of Silver Surfers.
Microsoft believes in the power and importance of digital inclusion and the efforts to make digital services available to everyone. Together with Age Concern, we are continuing to bring IT skills and positive experiences of the internet to the older population.
Tanja Rasmussen, CSR Manager Microsoft UK
'By connecting people to technology we re-connect them with each other'
UK online centres’ mission is to empower people to become confident citizens through information and communications technology (ICT).
The organisation aims to reduce the ‘digital divide’ between the ‘haves’ and ‘have nots’ of ICT by driving demand for technology, creating access to it and supporting people to use it effectively.
Across England, there are 6,000 UK online centres working with some of the most socially excluded people and hardest-to-reach communities. By connecting people to technology they re-connect them with each other, with government, with new skills, new services and with learning and employment opportunities.
UK online centres are improving the lives and life chances of around three million people a year, linking citizens to services and government to citizens.
To find your nearest UK online centre, please call: 0800 77 1234.
AbilityNet is delighted to support Silver Surfers Week with Age Concern. We believe that all citizens who want it, should have access to the internet, to support employment, education, communication, interaction and leisure.
If surfers experience and discomfort or barrier to accessing a computer AbilityNet can help to overcome these. Surfers can find information at www.abilitynet.org.uk/athome a self help guide to adjusting your computer at www.abilitynet.org.uk/myway and more intensive training resources for supporters and users at www.abilitynettraining.org.
We look forward to the event in September!
PRIME is 100 per cent behind Silver Surfer Week because, in any business, computers, the internet and e-mail provide a cheap and effective way of staying in touch with customers and suppliers and keeping your money in order. Most small businesses now have their own web sites. And it is all easier than you think. So if you want to join the thousands of olderpreneurs setting up their own business, participating in Silver Surfer Week is a great start.
PRIME is a registered charity linked to Age Concern which helps people over the age of 50 set up their own businesses. It was founded with the active support of HRH The Prince of Wales who stays actively involved as PRIME's President. We offer free information, workshops and business networking events, and can refer you to accredited advisers for free help in writing your business plan.
Laurie South, Chief Executive of PRIME
www.primeinitiative.org.uk/
zuuMedia are proud to be working with Age Concern to support Silver Surfers Week as we strongly believe in digital inclusion for everyone.
Many computer users are unsure where to turn for reliable computer support and are unsure of how to secure and maintain their computers although they recognise the need to do so.
zuuMedia’s highly trained and courteous technicians are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to remotely resolve security issues, answer questions, provide advice and proactively maintain members’ computers at an affordable fixed monthly cost.
zuuMedia’s goal is to make IT easy for everyone.
You can find out more about zuuMedia’s services by going to www.zuuMedia.com
This year's Silver Surfer Week coincides with and is supported by NIACE's ‘Sign Up Now’ Campaign - motivating new and different learners to enrol on a whole range of new learning opportunities. Visit www.signupnow.org.uk for more information.
Citizens Online is pleased to support Age Concern and be involved in Silver Surfers week 2007.
Citizens Online is a UK digital inclusion charity; our aim is to make the benefits of digital technologies easy to access and usable by all. By working with government, business, the voluntary sector and members of the community we tackle the issues of digital inclusion through a number of initiatives.
Our EverybodyOnline Hub project, which is supported by Microsoft, produces free learning resources to support informal ICT and Internet learning in the community. Our popular resource for Silver Surfers is the ‘Grandparents to School’ toolkit, which is an intergenerational package that enables both the older and younger generations to learn about the wonders of the Internet; together at the local school. It includes a session planner, tutor notes and handouts – visit www.citizensonline.org.uk/EOLhub for further details.