Age and Gender Difference in ICT Literacy and Biometrics Knowledge
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14230%2F23%3A00134439" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14230/23:00134439 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://journals.muni.cz/socialni_studia/article/view/21291" target="_blank" >https://journals.muni.cz/socialni_studia/article/view/21291</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5817/SOC2022-21291" target="_blank" >10.5817/SOC2022-21291</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Age and Gender Difference in ICT Literacy and Biometrics Knowledge
Original language description
Accelerated digitalization during the COVID-19 pandemic and the transition from mobile phones to smartphones have increased the need for ICT literacy among the general public, including knowledge of the potential risks and their management. Generally, it is assumed that some population groups are more at risk of being left behind. Original empirical data collected in autumn 2020 as part of the PRECOBI project were used to identify the sociodemographic groups at risk of insufficient knowledge of biometrics and ICT safety. The novelty Biometrics Knowledge and ICT Safety Index (BIKIS index) was constructed to identify these and analyzed in the context of the Czech Republic. The OLS regression shows that the combination of higher age and lower education is associated with the highest risk of digital illiteracy, potentially resulting in digital exclusion. Regarding biometrics and ICT safety knowledge, the age of 50 is the cut-off point, with those with elementary and lower secondary education at a disadvantage compared to those with higher levels of education. The results show that in terms of ICT literacy, old age starts considerably earlier than in other societal contexts, which is important to note when designing ICT and biometrics-related risk mitigation strategies. The role of early life educational attainment should be supported to ensure ICT literacy in later life.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>SC</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the SCOPUS database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50401 - Sociology
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/TL02000134" target="_blank" >TL02000134: Survey and education of citizens of the Czech Republic in the field of biometrics</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2023
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Sociální studia
ISSN
1214-813X
e-ISSN
1803-6104
Volume of the periodical
20
Issue of the periodical within the volume
1
Country of publishing house
CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC
Number of pages
18
Pages from-to
47-64
UT code for WoS article
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EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85169879871