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According to the last survey published by UNFPA (Redattore Sociale, 8 January 2013) one out of every nine individuals is sixty or older and this ratio will grow to 5/9 by 2050.
The ageing of the population is a universal concern and one of the main challenges of the 21st century will be to prevent its social and digital exclusion.
The Intergenerational Learning Model is the solution identified by the Fondazione Mondo Digitale to contribute to active ageing and lifelong learning.
Young individuals help elders by transfer their innate skills as digital natives, whilst learning how to live and work in the 21st century through experiences that schools often cannot transfer: summarizing and passing their “digital” knowledge on to others, communicating with others, attracting those who are different from them, practicing social responsibility, sharing experiences and facing difficult situation via problem solving.
The various declinations of Project Grandparents on the Internet and the Knowledge Volunteer Network, promoted by the Fondazione Mondo Digitale are both examples of good practices that are spreading throughout Italy and abroad to truly contributed to social change.
