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Handbook of Research on Enterprise 2.0: Technological, Social, and Organizational Dimensions
A set of human contacts known to an individual, with whom that individual would expect to interact at intervals to support a given set of activities.
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The Importance of ICT in the Social Support Networks and in the Citizenship of the Portuguese Elderly
Marisa Carla Barros Fonseca Silva (School of Technology and Management of Lamego, Portugal)
Copyright: © 2014 |Pages: 16
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-4373-4.ch019
Abstract
The Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) contain properties that easily convert into solutions for people with special needs, contributing to their inclusion in everyday life. The possibility to intervene and participate in acts of communication in interpersonal settings and distance learning, or simply the possibility of using a device that simulates the vocalization of requests, greetings, and caresses gain a redoubled sense in the efforts to include citizens with special needs, as it does to the senior citizens, in societies attempting to promote equal opportunities among its members. This chapter focuses on the interaction between the elderly and the information and communication technologies and the impact that that interaction has on their participation in society.
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