Welcome to the Official Website of the Project TAO
“TAO” stands for the Chinese character meaning “way”, “method” as well as for “Third Age Online”. The main target of our research and development project is to highlight the ways in which the access of older persons to the opportunities offered by online communities can be facilitated.
„The growing number of active older persons, their life experience and their knowledge are a potential that the online encyclopedia Wikipedia should make better use of.“ Pavel Richter, executive director, Wikimedia Germany
„Approximately one half of Swiss citizens above the age of 65 believe that the internet would be used more frequently by older persons if it was more age-appropriate.“ Hans Rudolf Schelling, executive director, Centre for Gerontology, University of Zurich
„Together with older persons we want to find out how the internet can open an additional window to the world and how it can help to retain freedom and independence in older age.“ Markus Marquard, research associate, Centre for General Scientific Continuing Education (ZAWiW), University of UlmThe project TAO is managed by the Bern University of Applied Sciences and is co-funded under the Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) Joint Programme by the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation, the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, and the European Commission.
See also: Partners and sponsors
See also: Partners and sponsors