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Lifelong learning perspectives and effects in the aging society segment through the utilization of digital technologies

The prevalence of the aging society phenomenon in the last decade forces governments, countries and people to re-evaluate the perspectives and potential of lifelong learning and the effects it has on the society as a whole. According to World Bank data, the percentage in the total World population in the segment of 0-14 yrs. old is declining while United nations predict that by the year 2050 there will be more people over the age of 60 (2.1 billion) than the adolescents and youth in the range of 10-24 yrs. old (2 billion). The segment of elderly people has a longer life expectancy and better overall health due to advances in medicine and technology. These trends implicate urgency for better inclusion and defining new roles for this segment. The most effective way to do this is to enable elders to have access to information and to know how to properly use it. Major role in this shift certainly has information and communication technology. The aim of this paper is to examine the state and possibilities of including elders as a more active society member through the use of digital technologies and lifelong learning.

lifelong learning ; aging society ; old age segment ; digital technologies

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