📋 Tender Overview
September 29, 2025
The initiative Media and Technology in old age (courage) is reducing barriers for older people in the digital world. Mut-Partners make senior citizens fit for digital media and technology. For the World Day for the elderly on October 1st, the Mut-Partner program goes into the second round of funding.
Bavarias Minister of Social Affairs Ulrike Scharf emphasizes: Digital competence is the key to an independent life in old age. Whether online shopping, digitally sending a doctors time or family photos via app: Older people benefit from the fact that senior citizens can share in social life. In dealing with the smartphone, PC, tablet and co.
18 counties take part in the new funding phase, which receive up to 80,000 euros over a period of two years. The Mut Partner program is part of the Digital Initiative Mut 60 +, which also includes the courage points and courage professionals. Mut-points are contact points close to home where older people can train or advise themselves on digital media and technology. There are already 80 such contact points. The providers of the digital training and consultations, in turn, can find out more at the state level at the Mut-Profis or exchange information about how they best support senior citizens in dealing with digital technology and media. So far, the Free State has already invested more than 1.4 million euros in the Digital Initiative Mut 60+.
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