What is it about?
In most of the European Union (EU) countries, including Spain, there has been an increase in the number of inhabitants aged 55 years or older. As of 2014, in the EU (27) more than 65% of the population uses the internet daily. However, among the elderly, the percentage is drastically lower. This type of occurrence is found in technologically advanced societies, and turns the older citizens into a forgotten collective. With the digital divide (defined as physical access to the internet) surmounted in these countries, a new divide is becoming apparent in terms of personal use and societal participation
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Why is it important?
In this article, through the use of multivariate analysis techniques, we identify a new divide in Andalusia, Spain, with respect to the frequency of access to new media and the use citizens make of them.
Perspectives
We will discuss the influence of the elderly's immediate environment as a source of opportunity for the Information and Communication Technologies to improve our quality of life and as a medium for more active social participation.
Dr Ignacio Aguaded
Univdersity of Huelva
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This page is a summary of: The capacity of elderly citizens to access digital media in Andalusia (Spain), Information Communication & Society, November 2015, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/1369118x.2015.1111401.
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