The digital divide: small, social programs can help get seniors online
- Written by Sue Malta, Research Fellow, National Ageing Research Institute and School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, and Adjunct Research Fellow, Swinburne University, University of Melbourne
Older Australians are falling behind younger people in their capacity to access and make use of the internet.www.shutterstock.com
In Australia, use of the internet is almost universal. At last count, 86% of the population was digitally connected.
Despite the continuing stereotype that many older people are not technologically savvy, or that they...
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