{"id":33980,"date":"2022-06-10T14:12:38","date_gmt":"2022-06-10T14:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indundi.com\/?p=33980"},"modified":"2022-06-10T14:12:38","modified_gmt":"2022-06-10T14:12:38","slug":"digital-technologies-at-the-service-of-the-elderly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indundiculture.com\/magazine\/digital-technologies-at-the-service-of-the-elderly\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital technologies at the service of the elderly"},"content":{"rendered":"

This Friday, June 10, 2022, the Ministry of Communication, Information , <\/span><\/span>Technology<\/span><\/span> and Media <\/span><\/span>joined<\/span><\/span> the world in <\/span><\/span>celebrating<\/span><\/span> the World <\/span><\/span>Telecommunication<\/span><\/span> and Information Society Day in Burundi, 2022 <\/span><\/span>edition<\/span><\/span>. For the <\/span><\/span>year<\/span><\/span> 2022, <\/span><\/span>this <\/span><\/span>day<\/span><\/span> was<\/span><\/span> celebrated<\/span><\/span> under<\/span><\/span> the <\/span><\/span>theme<\/span><\/span>:<\/span><\/span> “Digital technologies at the service of the <\/span><\/span>elderly<\/span><\/span> and <\/span><\/span>healthy<\/span><\/span> aging<\/span><\/span>“.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

It <\/span><\/span>is<\/span><\/span> for <\/span><\/span>this<\/span><\/span> reason<\/span><\/span> that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the Ministry of Social <\/span><\/span>Affairs<\/span><\/span> and <\/span><\/span>Solidarity<\/span><\/span> has <\/span><\/span>actively\u00a0<\/span><\/span>participated<\/span><\/span> in <\/span><\/span>these<\/span><\/span> ceremonies<\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span>indicating<\/span><\/span> that<\/span><\/span> the <\/span><\/span>Government\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of Burundi <\/span><\/span>invests<\/span><\/span> a lot in <\/span><\/span>supporting<\/span><\/span> the <\/span><\/span>elderly<\/span><\/span> in <\/span><\/span>terms<\/span><\/span> of social <\/span><\/span>solidarity<\/span><\/span> and <\/span><\/span>financial<\/span><\/span> support <\/span><\/span>through<\/span><\/span> various\u00a0<\/span><\/span>mechanisms<\/span><\/span> of social protection. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In <\/span><\/span>his<\/span><\/span> speech, the assistant to the <\/span><\/span>Minister<\/span><\/span> in charge of Communication, Information <\/span><\/span>Technology<\/span><\/span> and Media <\/span><\/span>reiterated<\/span><\/span> that<\/span><\/span> this<\/span><\/span> day<\/span><\/span> is<\/span><\/span> traditionally\u00a0<\/span><\/span>celebrated<\/span><\/span> on May 17 of <\/span><\/span>each<\/span><\/span> year<\/span><\/span>, a date <\/span><\/span>that<\/span><\/span> marks the <\/span><\/span>creation<\/span><\/span> of the International <\/span><\/span>Telecommunication<\/span><\/span> Union, <\/span><\/span>it<\/span><\/span> was\u00a0<\/span><\/span>May 17, 1865. This <\/span><\/span>day<\/span><\/span> is<\/span><\/span> an opportune moment for <\/span><\/span>actors<\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span>operators<\/span><\/span> and <\/span><\/span>partners<\/span><\/span> of the digital for a self-<\/span><\/span>evaluation<\/span><\/span> so<\/span><\/span> that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>digital technologies are effective and <\/span><\/span>contribute<\/span><\/span> to the social <\/span><\/span>development<\/span><\/span> of the <\/span><\/span>Burundian<\/span><\/span> population in <\/span><\/span>general<\/span><\/span> and a happy <\/span><\/span>aging<\/span><\/span> for the <\/span><\/span>elderly<\/span><\/span> in <\/span><\/span>particular<\/span><\/span>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

As a <\/span><\/span>reminder<\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span>this<\/span><\/span> day\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was<\/span><\/span> preceded<\/span><\/span> by <\/span><\/span>field<\/span><\/span> visits<\/span><\/span> to assist the <\/span><\/span>elderly<\/span><\/span> hospitalized<\/span><\/span> and \/ or <\/span><\/span>retired<\/span><\/span> and the <\/span><\/span>payment<\/span><\/span> of <\/span><\/span>health<\/span><\/span> care bills <\/span><\/span>without f<\/span><\/span>orgetting<\/span><\/span> the social assistance in <\/span><\/span>its<\/span><\/span> various<\/span><\/span> forms<\/span><\/span> including<\/span><\/span> the <\/span><\/span>granting<\/span><\/span> of <\/span><\/span>food<\/span><\/span>. This <\/span><\/span>was<\/span><\/span> the case at the Prince Regent Charles Hospital in Bujumbura, the St. <\/span><\/span>Elizabeth’s<\/span><\/span> Home for the <\/span><\/span>Elderly i<\/span><\/span>n <\/span><\/span>Rohero<\/span><\/span>, St. <\/span><\/span>Elizabeth’s<\/span><\/span> Home for the <\/span><\/span>Elderly<\/span><\/span> in <\/span><\/span>Gihanga<\/span><\/span> and <\/span><\/span>elsewhere<\/span><\/span>. The assistant to the <\/span><\/span>minister<\/span><\/span> then<\/span><\/span> invited<\/span><\/span> all <\/span><\/span>concerned<\/span><\/span> stakeholders to <\/span><\/span>implement<\/span><\/span> strategies<\/span><\/span> that<\/span><\/span> meet<\/span><\/span> the <\/span><\/span>needs<\/span><\/span> of the <\/span><\/span>elderly<\/span><\/span> and put <\/span><\/span>them<\/span><\/span> into<\/span><\/span> practice <\/span><\/span>throughout<\/span><\/span> the <\/span><\/span>year<\/span><\/span> 2022. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This <\/span><\/span>theme<\/span><\/span> urges all stakeholders and <\/span><\/span>operators<\/span><\/span> in the <\/span><\/span>telecommunications<\/span><\/span> sector<\/span><\/span> to combine <\/span><\/span>their<\/span><\/span> efforts to <\/span><\/span>keep\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the <\/span><\/span>elderly<\/span><\/span> healthy<\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span>connected<\/span><\/span> and <\/span><\/span>independent<\/span><\/span> physically<\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span>emotionally<\/span><\/span> and <\/span><\/span>financially<\/span><\/span>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This Friday, June 10, 2022, the Ministry of Communication, Information , Technology and Media joined the world in celebrating the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day in Burundi, 2022 edition. For the year 2022, this day was celebrated under the theme: “Digital technologies at the service of the elderly and healthy aging“. It is for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":33987,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[983,978,515,529,604],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-english_actualite","category-english_news","category-homepage","category-medias","category-sciences-technologies"],"yoast_head":"\nDigital technologies at the service of the elderly - Indundi Culture | Magazine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/indundiculture.com\/magazine\/digital-technologies-at-the-service-of-the-elderly\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Digital technologies at the service of the elderly - Indundi Culture | Magazine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This Friday, June 10, 2022, the Ministry of Communication, Information , Technology and Media joined the world in celebrating the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day in Burundi, 2022 edition. For the year 2022, this day was celebrated under the theme: “Digital technologies at the service of the elderly and healthy aging“. It is for […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/indundiculture.com\/magazine\/digital-technologies-at-the-service-of-the-elderly\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Indundi Culture | Magazine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-06-10T14:12:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/indundiculture.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/28A6A95C-C701-4884-BD87-BF63F4F2308F.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"678\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"janvier\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"janvier\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/indundiculture.com\/magazine\/digital-technologies-at-the-service-of-the-elderly\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/indundiculture.com\/magazine\/digital-technologies-at-the-service-of-the-elderly\/\",\"name\":\"Digital technologies at the service of the elderly - Indundi Culture | Magazine\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/indundiculture.com\/magazine\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-06-10T14:12:38+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-06-10T14:12:38+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/indundiculture.com\/magazine\/#\/schema\/person\/dd28c84d43ef99ec2da1bfc4b42bc814\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/indundiculture.com\/magazine\/digital-technologies-at-the-service-of-the-elderly\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/indundiculture.com\/magazine\/digital-technologies-at-the-service-of-the-elderly\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/indundiculture.com\/magazine\/digital-technologies-at-the-service-of-the-elderly\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/indundiculture.com\/magazine\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Digital technologies at the service of the elderly\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/indundiculture.com\/magazine\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/indundiculture.com\/magazine\/\",\"name\":\"Indundi Culture | Magazine\",\"description\":\"Burundi Entertainment\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/indundiculture.com\/magazine\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/indundiculture.com\/magazine\/#\/schema\/person\/dd28c84d43ef99ec2da1bfc4b42bc814\",\"name\":\"janvier\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/indundiculture.com\/magazine\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/93b8d6f4cc712a3a5c942430cca87e87?s=96&r=g&d=mm\",\"contentUrl\":\"\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/93b8d6f4cc712a3a5c942430cca87e87?s=96&r=g&d=mm\",\"caption\":\"janvier\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/indundiculture.com\/magazine\/members\/janvier\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Digital technologies at the service of the elderly - Indundi Culture | Magazine","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/indundiculture.com\/magazine\/digital-technologies-at-the-service-of-the-elderly\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Digital technologies at the service of the elderly - Indundi Culture | Magazine","og_description":"This Friday, June 10, 2022, the Ministry of Communication, Information , Technology and Media joined the world in celebrating the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day in Burundi, 2022 edition. For the year 2022, this day was celebrated under the theme: “Digital technologies at the service of the elderly and healthy aging“. It is for […]","og_url":"https:\/\/indundiculture.com\/magazine\/digital-technologies-at-the-service-of-the-elderly\/","og_site_name":"Indundi Culture | Magazine","article_published_time":"2022-06-10T14:12:38+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1024,"height":678,"url":"https:\/\/indundiculture.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/28A6A95C-C701-4884-BD87-BF63F4F2308F.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"janvier","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"janvier","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/indundiculture.com\/magazine\/digital-technologies-at-the-service-of-the-elderly\/","url":"https:\/\/indundiculture.com\/magazine\/digital-technologies-at-the-service-of-the-elderly\/","name":"Digital technologies at the service of the elderly - Indundi Culture | Magazine","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/indundiculture.com\/magazine\/#website"},"datePublished":"2022-06-10T14:12:38+00:00","dateModified":"2022-06-10T14:12:38+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/indundiculture.com\/magazine\/#\/schema\/person\/dd28c84d43ef99ec2da1bfc4b42bc814"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/indundiculture.com\/magazine\/digital-technologies-at-the-service-of-the-elderly\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/indundiculture.com\/magazine\/digital-technologies-at-the-service-of-the-elderly\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/indundiculture.com\/magazine\/digital-technologies-at-the-service-of-the-elderly\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/indundiculture.com\/magazine\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Digital technologies at the service of the elderly"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/indundiculture.com\/magazine\/#website","url":"https:\/\/indundiculture.com\/magazine\/","name":"Indundi Culture | Magazine","description":"Burundi Entertainment","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/indundiculture.com\/magazine\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/indundiculture.com\/magazine\/#\/schema\/person\/dd28c84d43ef99ec2da1bfc4b42bc814","name":"janvier","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/indundiculture.com\/magazine\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/93b8d6f4cc712a3a5c942430cca87e87?s=96&r=g&d=mm","contentUrl":"\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/93b8d6f4cc712a3a5c942430cca87e87?s=96&r=g&d=mm","caption":"janvier"},"url":"https:\/\/indundiculture.com\/magazine\/members\/janvier\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indundiculture.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33980","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indundiculture.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indundiculture.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indundiculture.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indundiculture.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33980"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/indundiculture.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33980\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33984,"href":"https:\/\/indundiculture.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33980\/revisions\/33984"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indundiculture.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33987"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indundiculture.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indundiculture.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indundiculture.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}