The Grundtvig Learning Partnership “Intergenerational ICT Skills” addresses new forms of illiteracy in the shape of exclusion from use of ICT in daily life: adults who are not computer literate are deprived of essential information. This digital divide is even more persistent for low-level educated adults. Therefore, this partnership aims at exploring models for learning opportunities between generations of disadvantaged target groups, and at promoting the motivation of older people for acquiring basic understanding of ICT through an intergenerational transfer of skills.

The second subject of this Learning Partnership is the transfer of cultural and social experiences made by the older to the younger generation to acquire a sense of European citizenship. Unearthing this treasure is important since the potential of transferring this knowledge to younger generations is endangered due to the fact that it will literally “die out”. Therefore, the project’s core learning objective is a transfer of ICT skills from younger to older people during the process of interviews about the life of the old people. Together, they will create their “family story” with text, pictures and short video sequences (if desired). During a workshop, some stories will be uploaded on this website.

As a result, the older generation will be introduced to basic ICT; and young people will take responsibility and learn about cultural and social backgrounds. The project will therefore help to understand historical context and provide reflection in order to increase tolerance and to reduce prejudices and xenophobia.