Theme: Media

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1. Ageing Revolution.
   

   http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/uk/2004/ageing/
   BBC special report on ageing issues.
2. BBC : 13 April 2005.
   

   http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4439631.stm
   "Centenarian takes computer course."
3. BBC : 16 May 2005.
   

   http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4540595.stm
   "Older and lower income people are still excluded from digital life and industry must look more closely at their needs, says UK communications watchdog Ofcom."
4. BBC : 20 October 2006.
   

   http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6040934.stm
   "Margaret Koroidovi has been making a diary of her first experiences with broadband for BBC News. It has been a positive enough experience for her to get broadband installed in her home, which is quite a leap from the tentative first steps she took online at her local Age Concern group in Hackney."
5. BBC : 27 May 2005.
   

   http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4586525.stm
   "There is more to computing awareness than knowing how to use a mouse."
6. BBC : 27 May 2005.
   

   http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4582831.stm
   "Two polls marking Silver Surfers' day, suggest technologies like the net are considered essential by older people."
7. BBC : 31 October 2005.
   

   http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4392278.stm
   "Handing out prizes for usability should not make us think that the battle is won ..."
8. Guardian : 16 March 2007.
   

   http://technology.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,2035468,00.html
   "Mobile phones, the internet and digital televisions are increasingly transforming the lives of many British people - but also leaving millions of others stranded on the other side of the digital divide."

1. eGovernment : Resources : Media Stories.
2. Senior Citizens : Campaigns.