ACE IT short listed for UK Award 2009
(Age Concern Edinburgh Information Technology - ACE IT)

After winning last years UK Award ACE IT were once again invited by Nominet to apply for the 2009 round of applications : "Nominet will recognise those organisations, groups or individuals who have embraced the challenge of making the Internet a secure, open, accessible or diverse experience for all."

This year ACE IT has highlighted the Moose in the Hoose project in the "Best Development Project" category.

ACE IT are delighted to announce that the project has been short listed along with the BBC World Service Trust, Citizens Online, Digital Birmingham and Rafi.ki.

www.nominet.org.uk/about/bestpracticechallenge

The Awards take place on 2 July at the Banqueting House, Whitehall, London

ACE IT - computer training projects for the 50+ group in Edinburgh

Nominet - "Winning entries will be: Promoted as demonstrations of best practice to industry, government, academia and in the media both in the UK and internationally. Supporters of the Best Practice Challenge include MPs, industry leaders, civil institutions, businesses, public sector and academia"

Jenny Ridge Chief Exec & Director ACE IT said. "This year the competition is even tougher than last year, if that's possible! Nominet have acknowledged that the entries they received this year were of an exceptionally high standard, which has made their shortlist selection a very challenging task.
All of us at ACE IT and those involved in the Moose in the Hoose project are very proud just to be short listed - it really is fantastic achievement and everyone should be congratulated for their commitment, enthusiasm and passion for all the work we do in the City of Edinburgh and beyond."

Councillor Paul Edie, Convenor of Health and Social Care said "This is an excellent initiative, well deserving of an award. Keeping our residents active and interested is a key priority for us, as is the wellbeing and physical and mental health of all who live in our care homes. ACE IT is a major contributor in helping the Council to achieve these aims."

John Storey, Older People and Age Team, Scottish Government said "Well done! Whatever the outcome, it is a great achievement to have been short listed 2 years in a row."

www.aceit.org.uk/
www.aceit.org.uk/moose.htm
www.aceit.org.uk/awards.htm 
www.nominet.org.uk/about/bestpracticechallenge/2008

ACE IT and the Moose in the Hoose project are part funded by the City of Edinburgh Council Health & Social Care Department, for which we are extremely grateful.

Media Contact -
Jenny Ridge
- Chief Exec & Director of ACE IT
Direct line - 0131 477 3883
E-Mail: jenny@aceit.org.uk 
Web - www.aceit.org.uk 
ACE IT Caledonian House
42 Caledonian Crescent
Edinburgh. - EH11 2AG

Notes to Editors

• "The Moose in the Hoose work should be an exemplar, ideally a template that can be used to provide the same benefits to care home residents throughout Scotland.." Dr Anna Dickinson, Royal Society Research Fellow on the Ageing Population, Dundee University
   
• The Moose in the Hoose project meets specific compliance requirements in relation to the Care Commission Standards for Care Homes in relation to Standards 16, 17 and 18 - 'Private Life', 'Daily Life' and 'Staying in Touch'.
   
• Scottish Government's strategy "All Our Futures: Planning for a Scotland with an Ageing Population"
   
• The City of Edinburgh Council's "A City for All Ages" and "Edinburgh's Joint Plan for Older People" strategy 2007 - 2010
   
• "The Care Commission seeks to encourage continuous improvement in the quality of care services and innovations such as the Moose in the Hoose project can only enhance the lives of those who use it. The Care Commission plans to focus upon meaningful activity in care service in 2009/10 and would be delighted to see the continued development of this project" Marcia Ramsey - Development Manager, Adult Services Regulation, Care Commission 2007
   
• Changing Lives : the 21st Century Social Work Review - Recommends "ransformational change in the way services are designed and delivered". This is especially so in relation to an aging population, which poses a massive challenge for health and social services but which "also offers us a pool of abilities, talent and wisdom to call on in promoting the capacity of communities to care for themselves".

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