Institut pour le Développement des Usages des Technologies d’Assistance & d’Insertion des Personnes

IDUTAIP

SONIE Project 2010/2011Grand Paris (Ile de France)

Partners

Ile de France Region

•Université Numérique Paris Ile de France•Eldy•Sparkom SA

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Context• 2009 call FP for new digital services and practices funded by

Ile de France Region• 20% of seniors (60-69 years old) use a computer and 9% are

regular internet users ; only 4% of seniors over 70 are internet users

• The Sonie project aims at reducing the seniors’ digital divide through– Simple access to computer : all in french Eldy– Teaching how to use a computer, emails, internet… : volonteer

students teach the seniors in Paris Universities and in cities around Paris

– Instant coaching when seniors are alone at home : sparkom’s platform with student coaches (SOS Sonie)

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Sonie’s achievements• Seniors’ expectations collected through Cercle Vermeil

web site and local seniors’ organisations. • 19 sessions so far; 2 to 3 hours a session (afternoon)• Organisation : average of 10 participants per session in

Paris and 8 in Massy ; 1 « teacher » (professor or student) and 3 to 4 coaches (students)

• Less students than expected : 10 volonteers (30 expected)

• University Bonus (« ects credits »)for « digital citizen students » expected for year 2011-2012 only

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Sonie’s achievements

• Instant coaching : service opened one day each week from april to june 2010

– Little success : difficult for true beginners and useless for other seniors ; service availability too restricted

– But a real need : seniors in Massy go to public media libraries for information and assistance and can’t get it

– New experience planned : The city of Massy will engage unemployed youngs and offer participants to the computer classes 1h30 of free assistance through Sparkom’s platform (5 days a week and 7 hours a day)

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Sonie’s achievements

Eldy all in french

– Manual and exercises came late and no Eldy session (all in french) could be planned

– French market is specific : many « eldy like » solutions were available on market : no success for any . Yet Eldy can help many seniors

– Our experience in nursing homes has brought us to imagine Eldy on an usb key.

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Sonie’s achievements

• Instant coaching : service opened one day each week from april to june 2010– Little success : difficult for true beginners and useless

for other seniors ; service availability too restricted– But a real need : seniors in Massy go to public media

libraries for information and assistance and can’t get it– New experience planned : The city of Massy will

engage unemployed youngs and offer participants to the computer classes 1h30 of free assistance through Sparkom’s platform (5 days a week and 7 hours a day)

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And in the future ?• Sonie project has terminated on march,31st• Sonie’ s courses will continue in 2011-2012 with Paris 8

and Paris 1 universities : students will now be granted ects credits in their cursus

• 400 seniors have registered in the city of Massy : idutaip will contribute until the end of 2011 (together with other organisations)

• Eldy usb could be distributed on a commercial basis in 2011 in France

• New opportunities for eldy in France such as access to personal medical records, bank services…

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IDUTAIP is pleased to contribute to the EUROPEAN Eldy community

Thank you…