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Older people, technology and community the potential of technology to help older people renew or develop social contacts and to actively engage in their communities
Acknowledgements
A great many individuals have made invaluable contributions to this project, most particularly the members of the steering group who guided this project over the course of the last eight months. Their knowledge, experience and patience with the process have been greatly appreciated.
The project was framed by a seminar held last June at the RSA. The individuals who participated in that discussion helped us to lay firm foundations for the work going forward. Special thanks to Simon Walker and Debbie Wosskow of Maidthorn
Partners for facilitating the event and for advising on project design on a pro bono basis. Many thanks are also due to the dedicated staff team at Independent Age for their contribution: Claire Nurden provided the secretariat to the steering
group and undertook some of the research,
Caroline Moye organised publication and
Lindsay Ellis designed this report. Many thanks also to the small group of independent consultants who supported the project. Margaret Bolton provided excellent project management and analysis and wrote the report. Great thanks are also due to Bridget Pettitt who led the research, and Marta Maretich for editorial work and production of the summary.
Finally, without the kind support of the
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, UK, this project would not have been possible. We greatly appreciate the advice, guidance and ongoing support of Andrew Barnett,
Annabel Knight and Luis Jeronimo.
Preface
The project culminating in the publication of this report was seeded in a serendipitous conversation we had some time ago about the part social networking plays in young people’s lives and what potential technology might have to enable older people to engage actively in community life.
At the time of this initial
Acknowledgements
A great many individuals have made invaluable contributions to this project, most particularly the members of the steering group who guided this project over the course of the last eight months. Their knowledge, experience and patience with the process have been greatly appreciated.
The project was framed by a seminar held last June at the RSA. The individuals who participated in that discussion helped us to lay firm foundations for the work going forward. Special thanks to Simon Walker and Debbie Wosskow of Maidthorn
Partners for facilitating the event and for advising on project design on a pro bono basis. Many thanks are also due to the dedicated staff team at Independent Age for their contribution: Claire Nurden provided the secretariat to the steering
group and undertook some of the research,
Caroline Moye organised publication and
Lindsay Ellis designed this report. Many thanks also to the small group of independent consultants who supported the project. Margaret Bolton provided excellent project management and analysis and wrote the report. Great thanks are also due to Bridget Pettitt who led the research, and Marta Maretich for editorial work and production of the summary.
Finally, without the kind support of the
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, UK, this project would not have been possible. We greatly appreciate the advice, guidance and ongoing support of Andrew Barnett,
Annabel Knight and Luis Jeronimo.
Preface
The project culminating in the publication of this report was seeded in a serendipitous conversation we had some time ago about the part social networking plays in young people’s lives and what potential technology might have to enable older people to engage actively in community life.
At the time of this initial
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