Keith Paterson
Keith Paterson | |
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| Born | 22 November 1931 |
| Spouse | Pat Paterson |
| Website | www |
Keith Paterson (born 22 November 1931) received an MBE in the Queen's 2015 New Year Honours list "for services to promoting information technology to elderly people in the UK".[1]
Biography
[edit | edit source]Paterson first started using computers when he bought an original IBM PC in 1982 and acquired a degree from the Open University. He was employed in a career office in Cambridge and was responsible for deploying computers throughout the organisation's network.[2]
Since 2000, he has been running a website called Silverhairs...a helpline for silver surfers[3][4] to help elderly people with their computer problems.[5]
In 2012, Paterson was elected Age UK's joint internet champion[6] together with Brenda O'Mulloy.[7][5][8] In May 2012, he received a "Digital Leader" award from Go On UK.[9]
As of 2012, Paterson lives in Newmarket, Suffolk.[10][11]
References
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- ^ Age UK: Joint Internet Champions for 2012[dead link]
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- ^ Digital Champion Keith Paterson talks getting inspired to get online Retrieved 2015-08-13.
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External links
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