Digital Participation Among People Aged 50+ in Switzerland: Insights to Course Offers and Training Experiences

Sarah Speck, Lilo Ruther, Sabina Misoch

2023

Abstract

Digital skills in everyday life are inescapable, particularly if one wants to stay socially engaged in later life. With ageing societies, it must be ensured that all, also older adults, are not behind. The digital divide has been long dealt with, however, in this debate the heterogeneity of adults aged 50+ are largely neglected. This research article is part of a mixed-methods study. It assesses the digital training courses currently provided and the experiences and needs of people aged 50+ who participated in such courses. A program analysis and individual qualitative interviews were used to extract the views and experiences of older adults, retired, or still working, in Switzerland. The wide range of training offers, and the results of our interviews indicate that digital participation is a relevant aspect of everyday life, so be and stay socially engaged and fosters well-being and self-esteem. We relate the concept of digital competences and digital participation to our empirical findings.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Speck S., Ruther L. and Misoch S. (2023). Digital Participation Among People Aged 50+ in Switzerland: Insights to Course Offers and Training Experiences. In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health - Volume 1: ICT4AWE, ISBN 978-989-758-645-3, SciTePress, pages 48-58. DOI: 10.5220/0011851900003476

in Bibtex Style

@conference{ict4awe23,
author={Sarah Speck and Lilo Ruther and Sabina Misoch},
title={Digital Participation Among People Aged 50+ in Switzerland: Insights to Course Offers and Training Experiences},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health - Volume 1: ICT4AWE,},
year={2023},
pages={48-58},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0011851900003476},
isbn={978-989-758-645-3},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health - Volume 1: ICT4AWE,
TI - Digital Participation Among People Aged 50+ in Switzerland: Insights to Course Offers and Training Experiences
SN - 978-989-758-645-3
AU - Speck S.
AU - Ruther L.
AU - Misoch S.
PY - 2023
SP - 48
EP - 58
DO - 10.5220/0011851900003476
PB - SciTePress