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Fostering Social Communication Of Elderly Rural Residents In The Modern Digital Environment

Table 4: Stages and objectives of the project (pilot version)*

Stage No. Stage Objective
Preparation
1 Creation of target users’ database Using PF data and other sources of information, a database of target group is created with respect to regional proximity to consultants
2 Search for sponsor investors (motivation – PR) Creation of a base of potential sponsors to purchase smartphones
3 Search for volunteer consultants Creation of a base of potential consultants with respect to regional proximity to the target group
4 Training of volunteer consultants Familiarization with consultant’s job description
Analysis
5 First meeting Questionnaires for identifying the need to provide a smartphone and determine Internet experience
6 Detailing of sponsor database and sponsor engagement Based on the created database, holding meetings with potential sponsors and providing the group with communication means
Piloting
7 Repeated outreach to potential users Provision of smartphones (if need be)
8 User training Organizing classes delivered by consultants for the target group
Self-analysis and auxiliary activities
9 Summing up preliminary results A focus group survey, interviews with relatives
10 Organization of distance learning Organization and delivery of consultations
11 Final assessment A focus group survey, analysis of effective access to applications and sites
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