Essential digital competencies for the citizen empowerment of older adults
dc.contributor.author | Rocha Machado, Leticia Sophia | |
dc.contributor.author | Llorente Barroso, Carmen | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2025-04-07T13:32:04Z | |
dc.date.available | 2025-04-07T13:32:04Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2025-01-30 | |
dc.description.abstract | The objective of this article is to identify the essential competences for empowering the senior collective by guaranteeing their digital citizenship. A methodological triangulation is proposed based on a systematic review of the literature, a participant observation with 45 older adults, users of the Canal Sénior platform, and an open qualitative survey applied to 24 of these subjects. The results reflect the priority of strengthening three competences: Digital safety; digital communication; and management of health information available online. These findings show the scarcity of training for the development of a critical use of technologies by older adults. The change in the ways of communicating and accessing information requires meeting the demand of seniors with new knowledge and skills. This study provides a glimpse of the digital deficiencies of this sector of the population, but it also reveals the need for further research in this area. | |
dc.description.abstract | El objetivo de este artículo es identificar las competencias imprescindibles para empoderar al colectivo senior mediante la garantía de su ciudadanía digital. Se propone una triangulación metodológica apoyada en una revisión sistemática de la literatura, una observación participante con 45 adultos mayores, usuarios de la plataforma Canal Sénior, y una encuesta abierta de corte cualitativo, aplicada a 24 de tales sujetos. Los resultados reflejan como prioritario el fortalecimiento de tres competencias: Seguridad digital; comunicación digital; y gestión de información sanitaria disponible online. Estos hallazgos manifiestan la escasez de formación para el desarrollo de un uso crítico de las tecnologías por parte de los adultos mayores. El cambio en las formas de comunicar y de acceder a información requiere satisfacer la demanda de los seniors con nuevos conocimientos y habilidades. El presente estudio permite vislumbrar las carencias digitales de este sector poblacional, pero también desvela la necesidad de profundizar al respecto. | |
dc.description.department | Depto. de Ciencias de la Comunicación Aplicada | |
dc.description.faculty | Fac. de Ciencias de la Información | |
dc.description.refereed | TRUE | |
dc.description.sponsorship | Vice-Rectorate for Quality at the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) | |
dc.description.status | pub | |
dc.identifier.citation | Rocha-Machado, L. S., & Llorente-Barroso, C. (2025). Essential digital competencies for the citizen empowerment of older adults. Street Art & Urban Creativity, 11(1), 31-44. https://doi.org/10.25765/sauc.v11.5680 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.25765/sauc.v11.5680 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2183-9956 | |
dc.identifier.officialurl | https://doi.org/10.25765/sauc.v11.5680 | |
dc.identifier.relatedurl | https://visualcompublications.es/SAUC/article/view/5680 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/119330 | |
dc.issue.number | 1 | |
dc.journal.title | Street Art & Urban Creativity | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.page.final | 44 | |
dc.page.initial | 31 | |
dc.publisher | VisualCOM Scientific Publications | |
dc.relation.projectID | «Harnessing Creative Competencies and Technological Innovations to Foster an Inclusive Discourse on Disability and Ageing in the Digital Environment» (Ref. 258) | |
dc.rights | Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International | en |
dc.rights.accessRights | open access | |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/ | |
dc.subject.cdu | 316.77 | |
dc.subject.cdu | 374.7 | |
dc.subject.cdu | 316.35 | |
dc.subject.keyword | Older adult | |
dc.subject.keyword | Digital competencies | |
dc.subject.keyword | Empowerment | |
dc.subject.keyword | Citizenship | |
dc.subject.ucm | Comunicación social | |
dc.subject.ucm | Educación de adultos | |
dc.subject.unesco | 6308 Comunicaciones Sociales | |
dc.subject.unesco | 5802.01 Educación de Adultos | |
dc.subject.unesco | 6309 Grupos Sociales | |
dc.title | Essential digital competencies for the citizen empowerment of older adults | |
dc.type | journal article | |
dc.type.hasVersion | VoR | |
dc.volume.number | 11 | |
dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
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