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Media Competencies of Older Adults in Ecuador and Bolivia

Abstract:

Media and informational competencies are the set of skills that people acquire to use technologies efficiently. In the case of older adults, these are essential for their inclusion in the productive activities of society and above all for the quality of life. In this research work, we identify the skills to manipulate technological tools possessed by people over 65 years of age in Ecuador and Bolivia and how these influence their quality of life. For this reason, we have applied surveys to people who are part of the social care programs in the aforementioned countries, which are part of the Andean Community of Nations (CAN) and have similar sociocultural aspects. It is also important to mention that, despite the fact that the vast majority of older adults recognize that technologies have improved their living conditions, there are still deficiencies when it comes to critically receiving information, ignoring the importance of media and information literacy processes.