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Going Local Italia 2013 was held in Rome and Milan on June 3. The event addressed the state of the Digital Agenda. The European Digital Agenda symbolically moved to the two Italian cities to concentrate on the development of broadband networks and contrast both the digital and knowledge divide and digital illiteracy.
Alfonso Molina, Professor of Technology Strategy at the University of Edinburgh and Scientific Director of the Fondazione Mondo Digitale, participated in the debate held at the offices of the European Commission in Italy.
The Fondazione Mondo Digitale has been working on reducing the digital divide for over 10 years with the “Grandparents on the Internet” intergenerational learning model. To date, the program has trained over 16,000 seniors and 13,000 student tutors with the help of 1150 coordinating teachers. Presently, in its 11th edition, during the 2012-13 school year, the model is active in 18 Italian Regions and 8 countries.
It’s not just about the inclusion of over-sixties, but also for training students with life skills and character-building experiences.
