itea and biscuits week 2011

• Around 1,000 technology taster and information events took place across the UK
• More than 500 organisations got involved by hosted events including, local Age UKs, libraries, colleges, training centres and Housing Associations
• 10,000 older people in later life got a taste of the range of benefits that digital technologies (such as computers and the internet, mobile phones, digital cameras and more) can offer.

Feedback from participants

• 'Excellent event, good equipment, very friendly, helpful and supportive tutors.' - John, 55
• 'I feel that it's very important that every possible avenue should be open to older people to keep them up to date with technology and days such as this are a great idea' - Rita, 75 
• 'Excellent taster for complete novices' - Alena, 79

itea and biscuits week partners

itea and biscuits week is a UK-wide campaign managed and delivered by Age UK in partnership with Age Scotland, Age Cymru and Age NI.

itea and biscuits week is part of Connect with IT, a digital inclusion campaign organised by Age UK. The connect with IT programme was highly commended under the Race Online 2012: Reaching the Digitally Excluded category, of the 2010 UK CEED National eWell-being Awards.

Age UK is an official partner of Race Online2012 which is dedicated to making the UK the first nation with 100% of the population online by the 2012 Olympic games.