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To allow the elderly to experience digital life the Digital Policy Office DPO announced today June 26 that a new round of activities under the Smart Silver Information and Communications Technology ICT Programme for Elders the Outreach Programme will be launched gradually starting early July Since its launch in 2014 the Outreach Programme has been well received by the elderly with the number of participation exceeding 150 000 For the new round of the Outreach Programme it is estimated that no fewer than 45 000 elderly people will participate in the programme and at least 400 mobile digital service station activities will be held
Through an open invitation the DPO has earlier engaged three nonprofitmaking organisations NPOs The Hong Kong Chinese Womens Club Tung Wah Group of Hospitals and Yan Chai Hospital Social Services Department to implement the new round of the Outreach Programme Under the programme ICT outreach activities focusing on using smartphones tablet computers and other ICT solutions to help improve elderly peoples quality of daily living and connect them to society will be organised for elderly people receiving day care centre services the hidden elderly and elderly people in the community The activities include teaching elderly people to use applications closely related to daily life and helping them improve their muscle strength and eyehand coordination through digital technology products such as augmented reality games smart robots and reaction lights These allow them to experience the benefits brought about by digital technologies
The three NPOs will also organise mobile digital service station activities across the territory to proactively promote the series of activities under the Smart Silver digital inclusion programme for the elderly led by the DPO introduce common mobile applications of public services to them answer their questions on the use of smartphones and provide them with antifraud information and security tips Relevant information about service hours and locations of mobile digital service stations has been uploaded to the Elderly IT Learning Portal Chinese only for reference
We are grateful for the support of the NPOs in the previous round of the Outreach Programme and for their contributions to the promotion of digital inclusion The DPO hopes that members of the public will actively encourage the elderly around them to participate in the digital inclusion activities of the Smart Silver programme and join hands with the Government to promote the use of digital technologies by the elderly so as to build a digitally inclusive and caring society a spokesman for the DPO said
In order to allow members of society to enjoy the benefits of digital technology the DPO promotes various digital inclusion measures under the Smart Silver programme to help those in need especially the elderly understand and use digital technology products and services These measures include outreach programmes mobile outreach service stations regular and fixedpoint training on digital technologies and technical support enriched ICT training and a webbased learning portal enabling them to use digital technologies effectively and safely and fully integrate into the digital society Members of the public can visit the DPO website to learn about the details of various activities under the Smart Silver Digital Inclusion Programme for Elders
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