{"id":187789,"date":"2017-08-23T21:03:02","date_gmt":"2017-08-23T11:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=187789"},"modified":"2020-08-14T15:55:42","modified_gmt":"2020-08-14T05:55:42","slug":"seniors-invited-to-get-tech-savvy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2017\/08\/23\/seniors-invited-to-get-tech-savvy\/","title":{"rendered":"Seniors Invited To Get Tech Savvy"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_150837\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-150837\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/20160706ikc4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-150837\" title=\"20160704 IKC Opening\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/20160706ikc4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/20160706ikc4.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/20160706ikc4-300x155.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-150837\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Tech Savvy Seniors courses will be held at Winifred Fisher Indigenous Knowledge Centre at Cherbourg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>August 23, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Older residents in the Cherbourg, North Burnett and Toowoomba council areas are being given an opportunity to get up to speed with digital technology.<\/p>\n<p>Tech Savvy Seniors courses will be run in libraries and Indigenous Knowledge Centres in the three council areas as part of a State-wide program.<\/p>\n<p>Minister for Innovation Leeanne Enoch said the\u00a0training sessions would be delivered by experienced facilitators, with all the necessary technology provided.<\/p>\n<p>She said the program would teach older people to use a variety of technologies to help them navigate the evolving digital world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis program will provide Queensland\u2019s growing seniors population with the skills needed to securely access essential services online,\u201d Ms Enoch said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cTech Savvy Seniors delivers well-paced sessions to help seniors develop a range of useful skills including how to use a smartphone and an iPad, the basics of social media, and how to shop online and access core government services.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe program strives to get Queensland\u2019s older population online with confidence, help reduce social isolation often experienced from not being digitally connected, and improve resilience to online fraud and financial abuse.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For more information about when and where the sessions will be held, contact each Cherbourg, North Burnett and Toowoomba councils directly.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" 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