Retired Australian’s use of Information Technology: A Preliminary Study

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10.2991/itmr.2014.4.1.5How to use a DOI?

Keywords

National Broadband Network; social inclusion; older Australians; internet usage

Abstract

In July 2010, Coffs Harbour, Australia was announced as one of fourteen National Broadband Network (NBN) second release sites and in February 2013, a number of households and businesses in Coffs Harbour had infrastructure installed to enable them to access the NBN (www.minister.dbcde.gov.au). High speed internet and the new generation of internet-based services has the potential to provide better health outcomes, increased social connectedness, enhanced functional capability and caregiver support for those most likely to need these services1. A survey of technology use of residents of a retirement home on the Mid North Coast of NSW, Australia, showed a low uptake of technology and low engagement with online activities. An understanding of perceptions of technology usefulness, together with actual usage is necessary to assist in informing public policy and ensure that information, resources and programs aimed at increasing levels of internet uptake and use by older Australians is targeted, appropriate and effective.

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© 2017, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - JOUR
AU  - Joanne Phythian
AU  - Julie Tucker
AU  - Tim Comber
AU  - Bruce Armstrong
AU  - Simon Pervan
PY  - 2014
DA  - 2014/03/01
TI  - Retired Australian’s use of Information Technology: A Preliminary Study
JO  - The International Technology Management Review
SP  - 58
EP  - 67
VL  - 4
IS  - 1
SN  - 1835-5269
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/itmr.2014.4.1.5
DO  - 10.2991/itmr.2014.4.1.5
ID  - Phythian2014
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