Ventajas de la incorporación de las TIC en el envejecimiento / Advantages of incorporating ICT in aging
Keywords:
Aprendizaje, envejecimiento, personas mayores, sociedad de la información, TICAbstract
En las sociedades avanzadas las personas mayores son un colectivo de especial importancia cuantitativa sobre el que podemos aplicar determinadas estrategias para mejorar sus condiciones vitales, y simultáneamente obtener un enriquecimiento social. Este grupo humano cuando continúa su actividad y moviliza el conocimiento se convierte en un bien para la sociedad y además de actuar como guías de opinión pueden aportar su experiencia humana y profesional orientándonos en cuestiones sociales y laborales. Esta investigación analiza la inserción de las Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación en las actividades de estos sujetos en el contexto de los Centros Sociales de Personas Mayores de Asturias. Un análisis previo nos ha permitido verificar que esta población hace uso de las TIC en un porcentaje reducido respecto al peso poblacional global que tienen en la sociedad. Esta circunstancia nos anima a explorar y conocer su potencial en conjunción con estas tecnologías al igual que sucede con el resto de ciudadanos activos. El diseño mixto de la investigación descubre el perfil y los intereses de estos usuarios específicos de las TIC, y determina los rasgos diferenciadores que marcan pautas para el diseño de actuaciones eficaces de utilización de estos recursos también por nuestros mayores.
Abstract
Elderly people that use Information Technology and Communication (ICT) at the Social Centers for Elderly People in Asturias are the object of study in the present investigation. These people if continue their activity and mobilize knowledge become guides of opinion and an asset to society, and they can contribute with their human and professional experience to guide us in social and labor challenges. A preliminary analysis allows affirming that elderly population that makes use of ICTs is a very small percentage of the total elderly population in Asturias. Thus, it is necessary to know the distinguishing characteristics (personal and socio-demographic) of this elderly users of Information Technologies and Communication, with the purpose of establishing some clear guidelines that allow extending ICS’s use to other elderly people. This is the reason why the mixed design of the investigation is focused in knowing in depth the profile of the elderly users of Information Technology and Communication at the Social Centers for Elderly People in Asturias.
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