Description
Book SynopsisTransgenerational Technology and Interactions for the 21st Century explores how we as humans navigate the 21st Century, interacting with technologies, including those that are intended to support and enhance our experiences across the lifespan. This manifesto, composed with humanity at the front and centre, pinpoints succinctly the critical considerations of people, technology and inequalities intersecting across our 21st century ecosystems.
With a special focus on bridging interdisciplinary research, creative and co-production approaches, the authors explore and present cutting edge discourse, building on previous research to form contemporary and inform future awareness and strategies to societal experiences. The authors argue that it is time to re-evaluate how we move forward in a multi-faceted society, with the ever growing reliance of technology but yet many voices are not heard, left behind or not even considered.
This creative and collaborative response is suited to researchers, academics, designers, industry and stakeholder professionals who have an interest the fields of technology, design, sociology and innovation.
Trade ReviewFrom technology usage during the pandemic to digital poverty and the digital divide, this book focuses on the past, present and future of technology – using a unique transgenerational framework to consider the unique experiences, interactions and expectations of the Silent Generation, Baby Boomers, Generation X, and the Millennials. Technology can enrich the lives of older people, and this reflection on how digital engagement might facilitate ageing-in-place, and age-friendly cities and communities, is particularly salient in our post-pandemic world. The book is a timely reminder that we must prioritise digital inclusion across all generations and sectors, ensuring that all citizens have digital skills, knowledge, and confidence - this is the essence of the book's closing manifesto, which is an urgent call for thoughtful engagement with technology research, practice, and policy.
-- Professor Evonne Miller, Queensland University of Technology
Table of ContentsForeword; Linda Robinson
Chapter 1.Introduction
Chapter 2. The Current State Of Technology and Digital Games
Chapter 3. Adoption, Benefits and Challenges of Technology: Insights from Citizens in Northern Ireland
Chapter 4. Technology in the Role of Stakeholders, Social Enterprise, Industry, and Smart-Friendly Ecosystems in the 21st Century
Chapter 5. “The Older You Get, People Get Less Active, and Then They Feel the Cold”
Chapter 6. Digital Inequities and Society
Chapter 7. The Research Environment
Chapter 8. Not a Conclusion – But a Manifesto!
Chapter 9. The Journey: Author Biographies and Trajectories
