e-Inclusion of the elderly through the 50+ Remembrance Writi

09.09.2009

On 27 August 2009, the Forum of Hungarian IT Organisations for Information Society (Inforum) rewarded 3 competitors with an award for their highly valuable remembrance writings published on the www.50plusz.net website.

Inforum's contest entitled 'Being in competition with time' called people above 50 to share their remembrances of past. Altogether, 208 works were submitted between 24 March and 30 June 2009. The jury short listed 13 writings which were really valuable and awarded the best there.
The Award Ceremony was organised in the frame of the 2nd '50+ Internet Users Party' where 150 participants enjoyed a show combining poetry reading, jazz music and dance.
Gabor Dombi, Secretary General of Inforum stated in his opening speech that the contest was designed to draw attention to the older generations' values. In the age of short news, the attention and patience towards the longer written texts are vanishing, Inforum explain. Likewise, events are more important than the people behind them.
The aim of the competition was to change this trend while encouraging the older generation to share their values online.
Inforum refers to the generations above 50 as the "hitch-hikers" of the information superhighway; they need help in getting Internet skills and in taking advantage of the Information Age.
Since it created the www.50plusz.net website, Inforum has been seeking to help this generation to use this superhighway. The site provides a virtual place for learning, expressing oneself and exchanging tips.

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