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Older Adults and Technology: Building Sustainable Systems for Adoption and Impact

Older Adults and Technology: Building Sustainable Systems for Adoption and Impact. Presentation at Broadband Partners and Providers Forum November 4, 2013. Reality Check. Just 53% of seniors online Seniors are nearly last in home broadband adoption Low-income seniors 12X lower adoption

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Older Adults and Technology: Building Sustainable Systems for Adoption and Impact

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  1. Older Adults and Technology:Building Sustainable Systems for Adoption and Impact Presentation at Broadband Partners and Providers Forum November 4, 2013

  2. Reality Check Just 53% of seniors online Seniors are nearly last in home broadband adoption Low-income seniors 12X lower adoption Not just computers: cell phones, apps, e-commerce, gaming devices—a historical pattern of late adoption

  3. Barriers to Adoption Social Networks -- Relevance Risk/Cost Technology Access Training and Support

  4. What’s Needed Build sustainable systems at scale See technology as a means to outcomes—health, finances, etc. Meaningful public-private partnerships Invest in strategic, learning institutions

  5. Senior Planet Exploration Center 15,000 visitors yearly Events, trainings, coaching, gaming, exhibits 23 additional labs in NYC

  6. Results 24 labs up and running 15,000 free classes delivered at 70 locations Over 500 people signed up for current classes 40,000 unique visitors on Seniorplanet.org Workforce, social engagement, health, lifelong learning results

  7. Lessons Quality anchor location Strong partnerships Relevant content and methodology Distributed training Online channel Impact areas

  8. Thank You!!! Tom Kamber tkamber@oats.org seniorplanet.org oats.org

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