The Elderly in SMART Cities
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62690094%3A18450%2F19%3A50014496" target="_blank" >RIV/62690094:18450/19:50014496 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92363-5_21" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92363-5_21</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92363-5_21" target="_blank" >10.1007/978-3-319-92363-5_21</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The Elderly in SMART Cities
Original language description
With the concept of Smart cities, computer literacy as an inseparable part of everyday life becomes a kind of ‘necessity’. This paper discusses requirements of the elderly people regarding skills in technologies and actual computer competency. The study, which is presented in this paper, brings findings from the research which was run by the authors on the local scene with a group of elderly people who attended computer courses within the frame of the ‘Internet for the Senior Citizens’ intergeneration project. The project is annually organized by municipality and primary schools to improve computer literacy in the senior attendees. Researchers applied quantitative and qualitative methods. Results relating to the respondents’ history in gaining computer skills showed that self-education and assistance from family members represent the main role in this field, nearly one third of attendees marked attendance of computer courses. As for skills, which the elderly would like to gain or practice, work with photography and files dominated. Most attendees were familiar with E-mail; they found learning to use Skype communication application more beneficial. The aim of the paper is to identify computer skills that the seniors attending the free courses would like have or develop in order to be able to participate partially or fully in Smart City without feeling ‘aside’. Research results were presented at the meeting of the directors and municipality representatives and are being incorporated into a next phase of the project with an updated design and content of the courses in a new learning environment.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
D - Article in proceedings
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10201 - Computer sciences, information science, bioinformathics (hardware development to be 2.2, social aspect to be 5.8)
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2019
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Article name in the collection
Smart education and e-learning
ISBN
978-3-319-92362-8
ISSN
2190-3018
e-ISSN
2190-3026
Number of pages
10
Pages from-to
224-233
Publisher name
Springer
Place of publication
Cham
Event location
Gold Coast; Australia
Event date
Jun 20, 2018
Type of event by nationality
WRD - Celosvětová akce
UT code for WoS article
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