Ageing and Digital Technology Designing and Evaluating Emerging Tech
This book brings together Sociologists, Computer Scientists, Applied Scientists and Engineers to explore the design, implementation and evaluation of emerging technologies for older people. It offers an innovative and comprehensive overview, not only of t
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and Digital Technology Designing and Evaluating Emerging Technologies for Older Adults
Ageing and Digital Technology
Barbara Barbosa Neves Frank Vetere Editors
Ageing and Digital Technology Designing and Evaluating Emerging Technologies for Older Adults
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Editors Barbara Barbosa Neves School of Social and Political Sciences University of Melbourne Parkville, VIC, Australia
Frank Vetere School of Engineering University of Melbourne Parkville, VIC, Australia
ISBN 978-981-13-3692-8 ISBN 978-981-13-3693-5 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-3693-5
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Foreword
We are all aware of the rapidly changing demographics in most countries where a combination of improved health care, changes in birth rate and improvements in infrastructure for housing, water and energy have led to an increasing number of older people in their populations. These changes bring significant challenges to our societies and our governments. Too often, political debate has focussed on population ageing as a negative issue, a burden to be managed. The prejudice expressed by employers through rejection of people over 55–60 reflects a deeper community prejudice against older people, namely that they are inevitably slow, resistant to change and prone to serious health problems. All these generalisations persist, but they are wrong. Increasing life expectancy is an economic good. Longevity makes a major contribution to the national economy. Older people are both contributors and consumers of products and service, adding to economic growth. In Australia, the
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