An interesting article in German written by our partners from ifib was featured on Soziopolis with the title “Offene Daten, Datenaktivismus und Bürgerbeteilung für den demografischen Wandel”. It presented the innovative methods that Mobile Age project is using for the participation of elder citizens in the development of open data applications. You can read the full article in Soziopolis.

The previous issue of Mobile Age newsletter has been accepted and posted on Joinup. You can view it by clicking here.

On November 23^rd 2016 our project partner Mrs. Anne-Sophie Parent, AGE Secretary General, participated in the conference “Inclusive Smart Cities: A European Manifesto on Citizen Engagement” that was held in Brussels.

During her speech, Mrs. Parent introduced to the audience the principle of co-creation promoted by the Mobile Age project, which develops mobile open government services together with senior citizens.

The conference showcased practical tools for citizens' involvement, policy and regulation and launched the Manifesto on Inclusive Smart Cities, endorsed by AGE Platform Europe together with about 90 supporters worldwide. The supporters of the Manifesto commit to creating and fostering accessible urban services for all citizens while promoting engagement of citizens and communities in the design and co-creation of solutions.

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