Open AccessWill My Data Be Legacies? An Elderly Perspective on Digital Assets and Digital Legacies
Author(s) -
Aline Verhalen,
Cristiano Maciél,
Patrícia Cristiane de Souza,
Kamila Rios da Hora Rodrigues
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal on interactive systems
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2763-7719
DOI - 10.5753/jis.2021.975
Subject(s) - perspective (graphical) , exploratory research , digital transformation , data collection , perception , business , computer science , knowledge management , sociology , world wide web , psychology , social science , artificial intelligence , neuroscience
The number of senior citizens who use mobile phones is increasing each year in Brazil. This trend means they are producers of digital assets (which may eventually become a legacy), due to constant data generation. This exploratory study follows a quantitative and qualitative approach and uses a survey as a data collection technique to address the research subject – investigating the perspective of senior citizens regarding digital legacy and assets. The authors conclude, given the importance of the results, that it is still necessary to pursue a larger study with the elderly for the development of initiatives that help improve knowledge and technology use as well as to increase their perception about their own digital assets.