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The older generation and the European information society: access to the information society
— First project report: The current barriers for older people accessing the information society | | Author(s) | Rosemarie Gilligan, Penny Campbell, Josephine Dries |
| Corporate Author | European Institute for the Media; Netherlands Platform Older People and Europe |
| Publisher | European Institute for the Media, Düsseldorf, 1998 |
| Pages | 52 pp |
| Source | European Institute for the Media, Kaistrasse 13, D-40221, Düsseldorf, Germany. |
| Keywords | Information technology ; Information services ; Telephone ; Broadcasting ; Computers ; Accessibility ; Statistics [data] ; Europe ; France ; Germany ; Netherlands ; Finland ; Spain ; United Kingdom. |
| Annotation | The rapid development of information and communication technologies (ICT) has profound implications for work, leisure and everyday life. So far, very little research has examined the impact of ICT on the lives of older people. The Older Generation and the European Information Society: Access to Information Society (AOP-IS), with financial support from the European Commission's Information Society Project Office (IPSO) and the Dutch government, is investigating the current situation regarding older people and access to the information society in Europe. This first report provides a comparative statistical analysis of Germany, the Netherlands, France, the United Kingdom (UK), Spain and Finland, focusing on people aged 50 years and over and the use of ICT. It focuses on the following: main developments of the information society in Europe and the participation of older people; the technical infrastructures in each of the countries and the general costs and tariffs for older people in accessing these infrastructures; the media and computer literacy levels of older people and other barriers in accessing the information society; and new services being offered to older people in the area of ICT. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-981202401 B |
| Classmark | UVB: UV: UJ: UK: 3O: 5CA: 6C: 74: 765: 767: 76H: 76L: 76S: 8 |
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