The Mobi-Dig project aimed to improve the training and integration programmes of the participating organisations and their extended networks targeted at the digital inclusion of elderly people as well as equip elderly people (65+) with the right set of digital skills to allow them to effectively access digital services needed for active and healthy ageing, social and economic participation. Through exchange of experience, joint research, co-design and piloting of digital educational contents, professionals and volunteers working with seniors enhanced their competences in digital education which allows them to tailor their own approaches and adapt successful methods in order to develop more targeted, inclusive and confidence-building training solutions for elderly people. The elderly, on the other hand, who face barriers such as low digital literacy, fear of technology, limited confidence and difficulties accessing essential digital services, received training and access to practical, hands-on learning focused on everyday life situations. The project applied a confidence-building approach where seniors were encouraged to learn by doing, which helped reduce stereotypes and increase motivation and engagement in digital learning.
Mobi-Dig aimed to respond to the current realities of growing dependence on digital technologies, with seniors (65+) being the most digitally excluded group who experience many barriers accessing goods and services that are increasingly provided online. The project thus aimed to upskill educators and social workers and develop practical approaches and resources for improving digital skills of seniors, not by teaching a passive use of digital devices, but by ensuring that the elderly can easily identify and access the right digital services and support, take advantage of mobile apps and online services and feel confident using digital tools to succeed in daily tasks. Mobi-Dig contributed to the EU policies and priorities directed at the digital inclusion of seniors which call for actions to ensure equal access to goods and services involving digital technology, enhance digital literacy and reduce the digital skills gaps and leverage the potential of digital technologies for active and healthy ageing. Having practical digital skills in new technologies and services can facilitate the seniors’ social interactions, foster independent and autonomous living and improve the access and management of health and social care services.