Keith Paterson | |
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Born | 22 November 1931 |
Spouse | Pat Paterson |
Website |
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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]
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]
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]
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]