Tom Kamber is the Founder and Executive Director of Older Adults Technology Services (OATS) and Senior Planet from AARP. He is a leading expert on aging and technology and is regularly featured in national media. While in Sarasota, FL, for the Suncoast Connect Symposium, Tom sat down for an interview with current TPF Fellow Andrew Spector. Tom and Andrew discuss the origin and early evolutions of OATS, OATS’s strategy and tactics, OATS’s impact, and how to build high-impact and high-trust partnerships.

Timestamps

• 00:00-00:38: Introduction
• 00:39-1:50: Why Tom Came to Suncoast Connect
• 01:51-4:35: About Tom and OATS
• 04:36-8:49: Origin of OATS
• 08:50-13:35: Early Evolutions of OATS 
• 13:36-22:31: OATS and AARP
• 22:32-31:14: OATS Strategy and Tactics / Relationship with 3-Legged Stool of Digital Access
• 31:15-35:31: 10% of Folks Don’t Use Technology
• 35:32-39:05: Impact of OATS and Senior Planet Community
• 39:06-50:02: How to do Partnership and LWRCC
• 50:02-55:27: Building Trust in Partnerships
• 55:28-58:12: Using Data and AI to Help Older Adults
• 58:13-58:34: Closing

Links to Learn More

• https://www.thepattersonfoundation.org/digital-access-for-all.html
• https://www.thepattersonfoundation.org/digital-access-for-all/suncoast-connect-innovating-and-thriving-in-the-digital-age.html
• https://oats.org/
• https://seniorplanet.org/

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