On the 13th of January 2023, a seminar on “Security of the Elderly in the Digital Society” took place at Universidade Lusófona, organized by students of the 1st and 2nd year of the Degree in Education Sciences-Social Education. This seminar, presented in a Webinar format, is the result of an interdisciplinary activity in the 1st semester of the course between two curricular units taught by Professors Dulce Franco (Technologies & Education) and Teresa Ramilo (Gerontology).

The students responded to the challenge of preparing for this event whose theme associates the elderly with the digital society. In the context of European Societies, this is a very current topic that has drawn the attention of various social organizations, such as education, health, and cultural care providers, where it is recognized, that access to the digital society contribution to the approach strategy, inclusion, participation and personal appreciation of older citizens.