Tools Enabling Online Contributions by Older Adults

Francisco Ibarra Olga Korovina Marcos Baez Fabio Casati Maurizio Marchese Luca Cernuzzi Galina Barysheva

Having a sense of purpose is one of the tenants of well-being, at any age. In this paper we review technologies that could help older adults to be an active part of society - in particular those who cannot leave their home regularly or easily - and we discuss areas that current research and practice have not yet addressed satisfactorily.