On 'Volunteer Day', Lord Mayor Frank Frühauf attended the meeting of the digital ambassadors in the Idar-Oberstein municipal library. The Lord Mayor praised the commitment of the volunteer advisors who make it easier for senior citizens to access the digital world.
The Rhineland-Palatinate Digital Ambassadors (Dibo) Ulrich Dreier, Meinolf Krekeler and Michael Lange offer regular free meetings for senior citizens in the media room of the city library. "More and more older people are discovering the benefits of smartphones and tablets. To make it easier for them to get started, we explain how to use the mobile devices, answer questions and help with problems," the Dibos explained their approach to the Lord Mayor. The city library's media room offers them the ideal conditions in terms of size and technical equipment.
"More and more services and offers in everyday life are being shifted to the digital world. It is therefore important that older people also have access to this and the digital ambassadors provide excellent support," said Mayor Frühauf, praising the work of the Dibos. They are very satisfied with the framework conditions of their meetings in the city library, and the response is also quite good with up to 30 participants. "Nevertheless, our offer could be a little better known, so we would like a beach flag or a roll-up display to draw attention to us," explained Michael Lange. He and his colleagues also find the regular meetings with the senior citizens enriching. "We learn from each other. The participants sometimes ask us questions that we can't easily answer and then have to research ourselves." Incidentally, Mayor Frühauf was able to fulfill the wish for more visibility at short notice. As deputy chairman of the Rhineland-Palatinate Media Authority, he took advantage of a meeting in Ludwigshafen to bring the last available roll-up to the Dibos.
- The next meeting of the Rhineland-Palatinate Digital Ambassadors will take place on Friday, December 19, 2025, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the media room of the Idar-Oberstein City Library, Hauptstraße 373a. Participation is free of charge. The room is accessible from Austraße. Further information is available from Ulrich Dreier, telephone 06784/983379, e-mail dibo.udreier@gmail.com, Meinolf Krekeler, telephone 0177/4013419 (4.30 to 6.30 pm), e-mail digibo.krekeler@web.de, and Michael Lange, telephone 06784/4099809, e-mail digibo.michael.lange@mail.gmx.