Older adults in the digital age in Latin America: bridging the digital age divide

In recent decades, countries across Latin America have entered a stage of sustained population ageing. In parallel, changes associated with the rise of the digital society have profoundly transformed the way in which people in the region interact with each other and with their governments. This pape...

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Autores principales:	Sunkel, Guillermo, Ullmann, Heidi
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Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	2019
Materias:	ANCIANOS INTERNET TECNOLOGIA DE LA INFORMACION TECNOLOGIA DE LAS COMUNICACIONES BRECHA DIGITAL ALFABETIZACION EN MATERIA DE COMPUTACION ENCUESTAS DE HOGARES PROGRAMAS DE ACCION INDICADORES TIC AGEING PERSONS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY DIGITAL DIVIDE COMPUTER LITERACY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS PROGRAMMES OF ACTION ICT INDICATORS
Acceso en línea:	http://hdl.handle.net/11362/44722
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spelling	oai-11362-447222019-08-21T16:23:15Z Older adults in the digital age in Latin America: bridging the digital age divide Sunkel, Guillermo Ullmann, Heidi ANCIANOS INTERNET TECNOLOGIA DE LA INFORMACION TECNOLOGIA DE LAS COMUNICACIONES BRECHA DIGITAL ALFABETIZACION EN MATERIA DE COMPUTACION ENCUESTAS DE HOGARES PROGRAMAS DE ACCION INDICADORES TIC AGEING PERSONS INTERNET INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY DIGITAL DIVIDE COMPUTER LITERACY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS PROGRAMMES OF ACTION ICT INDICATORS In recent decades, countries across Latin America have entered a stage of sustained population ageing. In parallel, changes associated with the rise of the digital society have profoundly transformed the way in which people in the region interact with each other and with their governments. This paper examines the use and appropriation of digital technologies among older adults in the region. In particular, it describes the evolution of Internet use by older adults in the region, using data from national household surveys; examines the determinants of Internet use among older adults, considering variables such as sex, ethnicity, education level and rural/urban residence using logistic regression analysis; and, lastly, highlights policies and programmes that are being implemented to promote the inclusion of older adults through the use of digital technologies. 2019-08-20T16:36:05Z 2019-08-20T16:36:05Z 2019-04-15 Texto Sección o Parte de un Documento http://hdl.handle.net/11362/44722 LC/PUB.2019/6-P 11 en CEPAL Review CEPAL Review 127 .pdf application/pdf AMERICA LATINA LATIN AMERICA
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spellingShingle	ANCIANOS INTERNET TECNOLOGIA DE LA INFORMACION TECNOLOGIA DE LAS COMUNICACIONES BRECHA DIGITAL ALFABETIZACION EN MATERIA DE COMPUTACION ENCUESTAS DE HOGARES PROGRAMAS DE ACCION INDICADORES TIC AGEING PERSONS INTERNET INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY DIGITAL DIVIDE COMPUTER LITERACY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS PROGRAMMES OF ACTION ICT INDICATORS Sunkel, Guillermo Ullmann, Heidi Older adults in the digital age in Latin America: bridging the digital age divide
description	In recent decades, countries across Latin America have entered a stage of sustained population ageing. In parallel, changes associated with the rise of the digital society have profoundly transformed the way in which people in the region interact with each other and with their governments. This paper examines the use and appropriation of digital technologies among older adults in the region. In particular, it describes the evolution of Internet use by older adults in the region, using data from national household surveys; examines the determinants of Internet use among older adults, considering variables such as sex, ethnicity, education level and rural/urban residence using logistic regression analysis; and, lastly, highlights policies and programmes that are being implemented to promote the inclusion of older adults through the use of digital technologies.
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title	Older adults in the digital age in Latin America: bridging the digital age divide
title_short	Older adults in the digital age in Latin America: bridging the digital age divide
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Older adults in the digital age in Latin America: bridging the digital age divide

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