So far in this chapter we have not paid any particular attention to the impact of ICT on older people – people who have previously lived in a fairly stable environment. Today the momentum of change (in which computer – based technologies play a pivotal role) is ever increasing. Consequently, older people are becoming ever more concerned and bewildered by the constant alterations that are occurring in practically every aspect of their daily lives. Stability is being replaced by instability. As younger people embrace e-mail, cellular phones, text messaging and the like, the older generations see their post offices closing, no longer is there any personal contact at the bank, and who knows for how much longer they will able to use a chequebook?
1. How do you perceive the ramifications (accept the result of a bad action) of computer-based technologies and the current pace of change impacting on older people?
It may be of a bad effect for the older people because of sudden changes; older people are more of like a traditional type that would like to do things in a personal interaction just to transact with something. Older people may not be in favor with this but they would be able to see how helpful it is to the younger generation especially those who are born with all the technologies around them. They are also having a hard time to adjust and learn new ways because of being used to the traditional ways. It will be of a convenience or of good preposition if ICT can propose something that would be beneficiary to the older people and not of to far from the old ways, somehow like if they could only adjust a system in which it could fit everybody’s needs.
2. To what extent are they becoming increasingly isolated?
They are being isolated in a sense that they would not let their selves learn and be oriented of the new technology.
3. Is direct personal contact being gradually eroded?
Yes, because people would prefer not to do it personally and rather do it at the comfort of their homes.
4. Perhaps discuss these issues with older person that you know, such as a family member. Identify the issues.
With these issues, my father can relate with. In any form of technology my father had always been having a hard time to understand. He would like to know how it works yet he is having a hard time to understand it because of lack of information about the new technology
5. Have these people gained as a consequence of the proliferation of and reliance we place upon computer- based technologies and the pace of change that has ensued?
Yes but if it is to discuss about the older once sooner or later they will find technologies beneficiary to all.
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