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OGCIO launches Elderly IT Stars Recognition Scheme
to commend the elderly proactively leveraging digital technologies
The Office of the Government Chief Information Officer
The Recognition Scheme aims to give recognition to the elderly individuals who have made full use of digital technologies to improve the quality of their lives and bring positive influence to their friends and the community. The 13 Elderly IT Stars were participants of either the ICT Outreach Programme for the Elderly (2018-2020) (the Outreach Programme) or the Enriched ICT Training Programme for the Elderly (2019-2021) (the Training Programme), organised by OGCIO, and were nominated for their remarkable performances by the non-profit-making organisations (NPOs) or Elder Academies (EAs) responsible for the implementation of the said programmes. Since 2014, OGCIO has been subsidising NPOs for the implementation of the Outreach Programme by organising visits to targeted the elderly across the territory, including those living in residential care homes, hidden elderly, those receiving care services and the elderly with dementia through respective service networks and arranging ICT-related activities to help them experience digital living and encourage them to make wider use of digital technology in their daily lives. Through collaboration with district Elder Academies, the Training Programme, introduced in 2019, provides free advanced digital training courses for the elderly who have a basic knowledge of digital technology. Course contents include general knowledge of digital applications such as online shopping, health management, e-government services and cyber security, as well as some commonly used mobile apps.
At the ceremony, the then GCIO, Mr Victor Lam, presented the awards to the 13 elderly awardees in person and Certificates of Appreciation to the representatives of the nominating NPOs and EAs as a token of gratitude. He commended the awarded elders for making good use of digital technologies to improve their ties with friends and family members as well as leveraging their digital knowledge learnt from the Programmes to contribute to the community as volunteers. With the technical know-how acquired, some elders produced short videos on scenery and daily lives for sharing with other elders, thus encouraging their peers to adopt digital technologies to improve their quality of living and enhance the popularity of technology applications in the elderly community. Besides, Mr Lam, expressed gratitude to the 13 nominating organisations for their support of the Recognition Scheme and their contributions to the implementation of various digital inclusion measures.
Colleagues are welcome to watch the video of the Awards Presentation Ceremony of the Recognition Scheme at the OGCIO’s website (https://www.ogcio.gov.hk/en/about_us/video_gallery/).
