{"id":2011,"date":"2024-06-13T16:18:33","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T13:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informationmatters.eu\/?p=2011"},"modified":"2024-06-13T16:35:57","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T13:35:57","slug":"is-digital-ageism-the-new-kind-of-discrimination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/informationmatters.eu\/ro\/is-digital-ageism-the-new-kind-of-discrimination\/","title":{"rendered":"Este ageismul* digital noul tip de discriminare?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ageismul limiteaz\u0103 incluziunea digital\u0103 a adul\u021bilor \u00een v\u00e2rst\u0103, perpetu\u00e2nd concep\u021bii gre\u0219ite despre abilit\u0103\u021bile lor tehnologice. \u00cen ciuda faptului c\u0103 mul\u021bi folosesc tehnologia, lacunele persist\u0103, priv\u00e2ndu-i de beneficii. Pe m\u0103sur\u0103 ce societatea se digitalizeaz\u0103, alfabetizarea digital\u0103 devine crucial\u0103, dar adul\u021bii \u00een v\u00e2rst\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2n adesea \u00een urm\u0103. Eforturile se concentreaz\u0103 pe extinderea alfabetiz\u0103rii digitale pentru a include abilit\u0103\u021bile cognitive \u0219i socio-emo\u021bionale. Combaterea \u0219tirilor false este esen\u021bial\u0103, educa\u021bia privind identificarea \u0219i combaterea dezinform\u0103rii permi\u021b\u00e2nd adul\u021bilor \u00een v\u00e2rst\u0103 s\u0103 navigheze \u00een siguran\u021b\u0103 \u00een con\u021binutul online. Echip\u00e2ndu-i cu aceste competen\u021be, promov\u0103m o societate digital\u0103 mai incluziv\u0103.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discriminarea pe criterii de v\u00e2rst\u0103 digital\u0103<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Many studies have researched the problems that older people are facing with every day, when it comes to Information technologies (IT). Some of them showed logical, cognitive and emotional difficulties as well as lack of motivation to try new technologies and enjoy the benefits of the digitalization in the same way that younger people does. Despite the difficulties of using digital technology, there are many benefits as well for the elderly, giving them the opportunity to live their lives more comfortable and independent in their current homes and communities.<\/p>\n<p>Cu toate acestea, exist\u0103 o discrepan\u021b\u0103 \u00eentre ceea ce are de oferit tehnologia informa\u021biei \u0219i ceea ce doresc \u0219i au nevoie de fapt persoanele \u00een v\u00e2rst\u0103, iar aceast\u0103 tranzi\u021bie c\u0103tre serviciile digitale ar putea provoca excluziune \u0219i discriminare. Accesibilitatea pentru persoanele cu handicap, cum ar fi persoanele cu deficien\u021be de vedere sau cu deficien\u021be de auz, \u0219i adapt\u0103rile pentru vorbitorii de limbi diferite nu sunt neap\u0103rat adaptate nevoilor adul\u021bilor \u00een v\u00e2rst\u0103. Cu toate acestea, tendin\u021ba predominant\u0103 este de a da vina pe adul\u021bii \u00een v\u00e2rst\u0103 \u00een\u0219i\u0219i pentru refuzul lor de a se adapta la serviciile online \u0219i pentru conservatorismul \u0219i tehnofobia lor pentru a explica de ce nu utilizeaz\u0103 serviciile digitale.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reducerea decalajului digital: combaterea dezinform\u0103rii \u0219i a inegalit\u0103\u021bii<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Recunosc\u00e2nd provoc\u0103rile specifice cu care se confrunt\u0103 persoanele \u00een v\u00e2rst\u0103, combaterea dezinform\u0103rii \u0219i abordarea inegalit\u0103\u021bii digitale apar ca imperative presante. Dezinformarea nu numai c\u0103 induce fric\u0103 \u0219i stres \u00een r\u00e2ndul adul\u021bilor \u00een v\u00e2rst\u0103, dar contribuie \u0219i la polarizarea societ\u0103\u021bii \u0219i la rela\u021biile interpersonale tensionate. \u00centre timp, decalajul digital, care cuprinde varia\u021bii \u00een ceea ce prive\u0219te accesul la internet, atitudinile \u0219i competen\u021bele, perpetueaz\u0103 excluziunea digital\u0103 \u00een r\u00e2ndul popula\u021biilor \u00een v\u00e2rst\u0103. Eforturile de capacitare a persoanelor \u00een v\u00e2rst\u0103 cu competen\u021be digitale \u0219i \u00eencredere sunt vitale, necesit\u00e2nd strategii cuprinz\u0103toare pentru a face platformele digitale mai accesibile \u0219i mai u\u0219or de utilizat pentru toate grupele de v\u00e2rst\u0103.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cum pot tehnologiile digitale s\u0103 fie mai incluzive? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tehnologia digital\u0103 \u00eemputernice\u0219te adul\u021bii \u00een v\u00e2rst\u0103 prin dep\u0103\u0219irea barierelor fizice, permi\u021b\u00e2nd contactul cu familia \u0219i prietenii la distan\u021b\u0103 \u0219i facilit\u00e2nd participarea cultural\u0103, accesul la informa\u021bii, cump\u0103r\u0103turile online, serviciile bancare \u0219i serviciile de s\u0103n\u0103tate. Alfabetizarea digital\u0103 \u00eembun\u0103t\u0103\u021be\u0219te independen\u021ba, bun\u0103starea fizic\u0103 \u0219i mental\u0103 \u0219i s\u0103n\u0103tatea cognitiv\u0103, ajut\u00e2nd adul\u021bii \u00een v\u00e2rst\u0103 s\u0103-\u0219i men\u021bin\u0103 identitatea.  Pe m\u0103sur\u0103 ce via\u021ba de zi cu zi devine din ce \u00een ce mai digital\u0103, este esen\u021bial s\u0103 \u00een\u021belegem ce \u00eenseamn\u0103 \"alfabetizarea digital\u0103\" pentru adul\u021bii \u00een v\u00e2rst\u0103. Termeni precum alfabetizarea digital\u0103, abilit\u0103\u021bile digitale, competen\u021bele digitale, abilit\u0103\u021bile pe internet, alfabetizarea TIC \u0219i abilit\u0103\u021bile secolului 21 sunt adesea folosi\u021bi interschimbabil, de\u0219i variaz\u0103 \u00een domeniul lor de aplicare. Alfabetizarea digital\u0103 se refer\u0103, \u00een general, la capacitatea de a \u00een\u021belege \u0219i utiliza informa\u021bii din diverse surse digitale. \u00cen ciuda naturii sale multilaterale, nu exist\u0103 un consens cu privire la o singur\u0103 defini\u021bie.<\/p>\n<p>Asigurarea incluziunii digitale pentru adul\u021bii \u00een v\u00e2rst\u0103 implic\u0103 dep\u0103\u0219irea a cinci bariere cheie: accesul, instalarea, cuno\u0219tin\u021bele, proiectarea \u0219i \u00eencrederea. Acest lucru necesit\u0103 furnizarea de internet \u0219i dispozitive de mare vitez\u0103, la pre\u021buri accesibile, \u00eempreun\u0103 cu instalarea \u0219i asisten\u021ba. Programele de alfabetizare digital\u0103 \u0219i informa\u021biile actualizate despre tehnologia relevant\u0103 sunt esen\u021biale. Tehnologia trebuie s\u0103 fie conceput\u0103 \u00een mod incluziv av\u00e2nd \u00een vedere adul\u021bii \u00een v\u00e2rst\u0103 \u0219i trebuie s\u0103 existe \u00eencredere \u00een securitatea \u0219i utilizarea etic\u0103 a datelor cu caracter personal. Realizarea echit\u0103\u021bii digitale necesit\u0103 o abordare colaborativ\u0103 public-privat.<\/p>\n<p>Pentru a combate implica\u021biile infodemiei globale \u0219i ale dezinform\u0103rii, este esen\u021bial s\u0103 se dezvolte \u0219i s\u0103 se elaboreze materiale de \u00eenv\u0103\u021bare pentru persoanele \u00een v\u00e2rst\u0103 \u0219i programe de formare pentru personalul din \u00eenv\u0103\u021b\u0103m\u00e2ntul pentru adul\u021bi, cu accent pe alfabetizarea digital\u0103 \u0219i mediatic\u0103.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Referin\u021be:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Vercruyssen, A., Schirmer, W., Geerts, N. &amp; Mortelmans, D. (2023). How \u201cbasic\u201d is basic digital literacy for older adults? Insights from digital skills instructors. Frontiers in Education, 8. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/feduc.2023.1231701\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/feduc.2023.1231701<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Manor, S. &amp; Herscovici, A. (2021). Digital ageism: A new kind of discrimination. Human Behavior And Emerging Technologies, 3(5), 1084\u20131093. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/hbe2.299\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/hbe2.299<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Vivion, M., Reid, V., Dub\u00e9, E., Coutant, A., Benoit, A., &amp; Tourigny, A. (2024). How older adults manage misinformation and information overload &#8211; A qualitative study. BMC Public Health, 24(1). <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s12889-024-18335-x\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s12889-024-18335-x<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ageism limits older adults&#8217; digital inclusion, perpetuating misconceptions about their tech abilities. Despite many using technology, gaps persist, depriving them of benefits. As society digitizes, digital literacy becomes crucial, but older adults often lag. Efforts focus on broadening digital literacy to include cognitive and social-emotional skills. Addressing fake news is key, with education on identifying&#038;nbsp>><\/p>","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":2012,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[37,29,38],"class_list":["post-2011","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-digital-ageism","tag-digital-literacy","tag-digital-skills"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/informationmatters.eu\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2011","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/informationmatters.eu\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/informationmatters.eu\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/informationmatters.eu\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/informationmatters.eu\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2011"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/informationmatters.eu\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2011\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2015,"href":"http:\/\/informationmatters.eu\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2011\/revisions\/2015"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/informationmatters.eu\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2012"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/informationmatters.eu\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/informationmatters.eu\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/informationmatters.eu\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}