Abstract
The paper analyzes the participation of the elderly in the digital society by comparing the situation in the Netherland and in Italy. While the Netherlands are at the forefront in internet and social media use with 80% of the seniors in the age group 65–75 being online in 2016, the situation is different in Italy with only 28,8% of the population in this age group using Internet. We have carried out two surveys in Italy to highlight the reasons for this difference which seems to be due to lack of digital competences. We suggest that the widespread use of ICT in The Netherlands can have a positive impact on urban sustainability and on healthy ageing through caring and volunteering activities of the elderly in the natural environment promoted through social media.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population |
| Subtitle of host publication | Design for the Elderly and Technology Acceptance |
| Place of Publication | Cham |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Pages | 450-462 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-030-22012-9 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-3-030-22011-2 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Keywords
- social media
- internet
- elderly
- urban suistainability
- Italy
- The Netherlands