Age Based Digital Divide in the City of Iasi
Autori:
Virgil STOICA
Cod: ISSN: 1583-3410 (print), ISSN: 1584-5397 (electronic)
Dimensiuni: pp. 202-215
How to cite this article:Stoica, V. (2015). Age Based Digital Divide in the City of Iasi. Revista de Cercetare si Interventie Sociala, 51, 202-215. |
Abstract:
Information and communications technology (ICT) has been increasingly
present in the last twenty years. While some societies or part of them quickly
adapted and triggered the benefits of their use, others used the new technologies
in a rather limited way. The term created to describe this new reality, the ‘digital
divide’, was used to describe the perceived gap between those who have access
and skills to use ICT and those who have limited or no access due to various
socioeconomic and/or geographical reasons. Facilitating each person to have
access and skills to use ICT is seen to have many benefits both to individuals as
well as to society. Older people represent a growing percentage of population in
western societies. For third age people, being digitally included can be an opportunity
to preserve their independence, their quality of life, and their connections
with others. Age based digital divide is an issue that was never researched in
Romania. The objectives of this paper are to present results of a survey carried in
the city of Iasi, to describe the digital divide between different category of age,
regarding ICT access, skills and behaviors, and to raise awareness of this phenomenon.
Keywords:
digital divide, age, Internet access, computer skills, digital behavior.
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