- What’s St@ndbyMe about?
Support practitioners in the field of adult education (i.e., teaching older persons the use of ICTs) and long-term care in building their capacity on how they can help older persons to meet their potential in digital participation, while protecting their rights to health, autonomy, independence, and privacy.
- What do we want to achieve?
- Increased knowledge on digital rights and development and application of digital human rights frameworks
- Increased capacity to design and develop capacity building activities targeting digital skills development of older adults
- Transfer and exchange of knowledge with practitioners and peers based all around Europe
- Increased awareness of digital human rights and the importance of their promotion
- Increased confidence in using ICT and digital tools.
- Active engagement towards peers and local communities.
- Understanding of importance of human rights framework in ICT use for and from older persons
- Access to innovative guidelines in the field of education on digital literacy for older adults
- A virtual community of practice that allows the exchange of ideas, solutions, and challenges among caregivers who work with older persons in their ICT skills development.
Join us for Older Adults in the Digital Era: Rights, Services and the Power of Inclusion — St@ndByMe Final Conference
a two-day gathering dedicated to practical, people-first digital inclusion, held in Tábor,(Czech Republic) at the Hotel Palcát. On Wednesday, 5 November 2025 (13:00–16:30) and Thursday, 6 November 2025 (09:00–12:00), experts and practitioners will share research, best practices, and hands-on tools that empower older adults and the professionals who support them. Sessions span digital rights, a paperless workflow for social-service interviews, the state of social-service digitalisation, and interactive workshops on everyday digital skills and inclusive teaching. Whether you are a caregiver, educator, policymaker, or an older adult yourself, come learn, connect, and take home actionable ideas to make the digital world work for everyone.
- E-learning Platform
We are proud to announce the official launch of our e-learning platform, now open to caregivers and everyone working with or interested in supporting older adults.
The platform offers audio, video, and text-based educational materials designed to promote ethical, transparent, and safe practices in adult education. New resources will be added regularly — stay tuned!
The "@" symbol in our logo represents our mission's digital focus and underscores our dedication to using technology to empower older individuals. The inclusion of a head and arms in the symbol, safeguarding a bird, represents our commitment to protecting human rights, promoting independence, and ensuring privacy as essential aspects of our project.
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How will we do it?
The project will introduce a rigorous human rights framework in the training activities within informal settings for digital literacy among older persons. The proposed actions include a variety of local and international training activities for practitioners, educational material that can support their work, an enhanced community of practise, field-testing the resources, and promotion and dissemination of an intervention model applicable at European level.
