Análisis de la apropiación tecnológica en el adulto mayor Más allá de la edad

Abstract

Objective: to demonstrate the current access conditions to the digital age by the elderly people and their true options of technological appropriation, in the city of Santiago de Cali (Colombia). Methodology: a qualitative analysis technique is applied to a focus group of elderly people to deal with different issues related to their behaviors and needs associated with the digital age. Interviews were conducted on topics such as technological interest, State responsibility, digital literacy and technological appropriation, seeking to determine their views on the issue and their possibility of real insertion. Results: findings show that the focus group assumes technology as the driver of today's world. The 10 participants are aware of the use of Internet as the key to perform many of the daily activities such as obtaining information, communication, sharing, learning and marketing. However, the 100% of the participants expressed that the technology is more focused on meeting the needs of young people than of the elderly, and they would like to keep up with it. They also recognize that their management of tools and applications is very limited, which makes them feel excluded. Conclusions: it is concluded that the elderly is a population at risk of technological exclusion due to a variety of factors such as personal, motivational, educational, social and governmental factors which hinder their effective incorporation into the information society.