SECONET – Senior Competence Network
Impact in practice
SECONET aimed to enable older people to continue to participate actively in social and economic life even after leaving the workforce. The development of an accessible online platform created a link between experienced specialists and managers and companies wishing to draw on their knowledge, skills and networks.
The platform facilitated the exchange of experiences, expertise and solutions, thereby promoting the social inclusion of older people. At the same time, it gave companies access to valuable skills and many years of professional experience that remain useful even after people have retired from active working life.
Particular emphasis was placed on making the platform user-friendly. The requirements and needs of older people were incorporated into the development from the outset to ensure that it was as simple and accessible as possible to use.
SECONET demonstrated how digital technologies can help to highlight the potential of older people, promote intergenerational knowledge transfer and create new forms of collaboration between business and society.
| Project name | Seconet – Senior Competence Network |
| Funding programme | benefit – Demographic Change as an Opportunity |
| Project focus | ICT-supported active and healthy ageing – social inclusion |
| Project leader | University of Innsbruck – Institute for Management and Marketing |
| Project partners | University of Innsbruck Seniors4succsess SME Platform INSET Research & Advisory Management Consultancy GmbH in Vienna |
Further information
Further information on SECONET, as well as on the project results and the concepts developed, can be found in the project documents and publications. The project made an important contribution to research into digital solutions for social inclusion, active ageing and the involvement of older people in economic and social processes.
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