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Grey digital outcasts and COVID-19.
- Source :
- First Monday; Apr2022, Vol. 27 Issue 4, p5-5, 1p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- This paper investigates the relationship between the COVID-19 pandemic and digital technology with specific focus on the elderly who are acknowledged as being the most vulnerable group in this global health emergency. The paper commences by providing a global context through a brief analysis of both the pandemic spread and digital technology take-up. Clarification is provided for digital divide terminology. Actions and inactions relating to grey digital outcasts are analysed through a snapshot study, using a heuristic approach, of ten countries, including China, the U.K. and U.S. Sources include published papers and articles, newspapers, TV broadcasts, blogs and a qualitative survey. These analyses are used to tease out common global themes and issues. The paper concludes with a derived set of guiding principles which lays the foundation for a global response to address the support of grey digital outcasts particularly in times of crisis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13960466
- Volume :
- 27
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- First Monday
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 156411985
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v27i4.12587