Latvia’s broadest computer literacy

project for seniors citizens

«Connect, Latvia»

• Population (2014): 2 001 468

• Pre-retirement age (55-61): 188

354

• Retirement age: 454 920

• Urban: 68% Rural: 32%

• 61% Latvian, 26% Russian

Latvia in Brief

Number of regular

internet users

among residents

of senior citizens aged 55–74 have

NEVER USED the internet before

The State Employment Agency: the unemployment and

poverty risk is highest in the pre-retirement age group

Lattelecom Social Responsibility Initiative

Aimed at reducing the digital gap and eliminating the

barriers between senior citizens and technologies, and

overcoming social exclusion

Unique training system which has evolved from local

librarian training sessions into a three-tiered computer

training course for senior citizens

Broadest computer literacy training network in Latvia

Powerful partners involved in the

implementation of the initiative

• Training programme

• Training materials

• Tutorial

• Online application

• Teacher training

• Seniors’ registration

and teacher

coordination

• Group formation

• Training

programme

implementation in

ICT rooms

provided by the

municipalities

• Support of

communication

activities

Classes for Latvian-speakingand Russian-speaking

groups

Up to 14 learners

per group

Three training days for

each tier (4 hours per day)

96 from119Latvian municipalities

Computer skills have been acquired by 28 080

senior citizens in the course of six years

What the seniors say..

Thank you!