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Assistive Technologies (ATs) and Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) may improve quality of life, extend length of community residence, improve physical and mental health status, delay the onset of serious health problems and reduce family and care-giver burden.

While the ageing of the population around the world raises serious concerns about social security, pensions, long-term care, health care and family systems, digital-age tools have been proposed as possible resources to improve outcomes. Considerable literature has appeared suggesting that Assistive Technologies (ATs) and Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) may improve quality of life, extend length of community residence, improve physical and mental health status, delay the onset of serious health problems and reduce family and care-giver burden.

The medical industry is one that sees a lot of UGC. A search on YouTube finds thousands of videos of people talking about their illnesses, from cancer sufferers to people with bullemia. Support groups are flourishing and people are finding that sharing experiences and content online is sometimes easier than face-to-face. Talking about your experiences to video and uploading this to YouTube for others to respond to and comment on is probably easier than discussing it in real life. The internet and social networks probably offer access to a greater number of fellow-sufferers than even a local support group might offer. Beyond support, people can use social media and user-generated content to help understand their illnesses. The supposed danger here is that people will self-diagnose and that this may be incorrect. At the same time, you’d expect that privacy issues would prevent any meaningful and useful exchange of ideas. But in fact, user-generated medical content is a vibrant example of how the social networking and online communities can be powerful for exchanging information.

A report by Jupiter Research in 2007 showed that 20% of Americans turn to others online for information about medical issues. They are clearly not shy of seeking or giving advice, even on more personal issues. They use sites such as OrganizedWisdom, a Wiki-style community, to share information they have and get information they need. The concern over the accuracy of this information still stands, with worries about non-medical professionals sharing information that people use to self-diagnose. But research by the British Medical Journal in 2004 found that in the online support communities it studied only 6% of content was incorrect. If this replicated across all medical content online then it would probably be among some of the more accurate user-generated content on the internet. User-generated medical content shows that people are willing to share and are accurate when they do so. Even in a more niche and potentially risky area such as medical advice and disgnosis, the quality and usefulness of user-generated content is high.

Beginning July 1, Microsoft E-Learning will be available at no charge to the university community.

ICT can help the elderly to improve their quality of life, stay healthier, live independently for longer and remain active at work or in their community. A wide range of services could be offered to address daily needs such as: • Social communication: easy and continuous access to phone and video conversations, overcoming social isolation;• Daily shopping: easy ordering of goods online for home delivery;• Safety: security systems to lock/unlock entrance doors and windows or to check for water and/or gas leaks, etc or installation of user friendly interfaces for domestic and other appliances;• Health: telemedicine from home, wearable systems for monitoring and diagnosis of individuals with a chronic disease (such as heart disease and diabetes). In many EU countries where over half of people aged 65+ live alone, such technologies can significantly extend the time that elderly people live independently in their own house, while at the same time avoid costs for hospitalisation and provide a basis for additional applications in the future (robotics, embedded systems, biosensors, etc...).

e-Learning Services supports the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) by Faculty of Education faculty, staff, researchers and students.e-Learning Services' main functions are:to maintain Information and Communication Technology (ICT) facilities and resources to support classroom use of ICT to maintain faculty websites, servers, hardware and software to consult and provide resource services for the Faculty related to the use of ICT to provide software training and support for faculty and staff.

E-learning at UCL - a summary Definition of E-learning A working definition adapted from the JISC is: ‘Learning facilitated and supported through the use of information and communications technology (ICT)’. E-learning includes: delivery of courses; on-line assessment; student to student and student to teacher communications; use of Internet resources; and other learning activities involving ICT and the Internet. It can thus be thought of as a continuum, encompassing a broad range of activities across a spectrum from using e-learning for “smarter” learner support, through blended learning (the majority of activity) to learning that is delivered entirely online.

spent a lot of time and effort trying to deny the fact that there exists a potential (and for that matter reality) for significant amounts of User Generated Content, or UGC.

only 1% of a community typically contributes content to that community, the rest simply acting as consumers.

deviation from the norm (or the fad factor), the unique, timely, and utility of the content, and the fact that the content creation is seamless and effortless for those making it.

These days we are seeing more and more learning opportunities for seniors that seek to meet the challenge of including older people in the information and communication society

seniors could be one of the target groups who would profit most from online learning opportunities

Quoting a 75 years old learner: “I liked being able to get to grips with this new (to me) technology in the privacy of my own home in my own time. Being able to work at my own pace - some things came quickly, others not so. Being able to contact our mentors and other course members from time to time and when necessary”.

For the senior adult community, the Internet is no longer just for sending humor emails.

As the brand ambassador, Ranbir would be involved in "communicating the brand values of the company through multi-media campaigns", the company official said.

Az UPC Lengyelország pénzügyi támogatásával 10 lengyel városban stúdiókat hoznak létre, ahol oktatással egybekötött internet elérési lehetőséget biztosítanak a helyi közösségek számára.

Harmadik Korosztály Egyeteme, Forum 50+

Az Akadémia felmérése alapján a tanfolyamok résztvevőinek megoszlása érdekes képet mutat: 41%-uk felső-, 35%-uk középfokú végzettségű, 82%-uk optimistának vallja magát, s aktívan tölti szabad idejét.

The training school in Yushan community, Fuzhou City of Fujian, has designed diversified courses for the elderly, including calligraphy, poems, painting, exercises, English, computer study, Tai Chi, music and dancing.

Opened in 1932, the history of the Broadway Theatre stretches back to the mid 1920s. Up until 1924 the current site was occupied by a Fire Station which was relocated to Ladywell, from where it still operates to this day.

Silent movie projectors were ordered but in 1929, Al Jolson’s famous ‘Jazz Singer’ saw the first commercial sound on film presentation revolutionise cinema.

During the 1930s up to the Second World War, the building was primarily used by local organisations, the Utopians being joined by the Eldorado and Lewisham Operatic Societies.

The international community must maintain the momentum caused by the Prestige and ensure we really will never say never again.