Breaking the silence: ICT and the elderly in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Abd Rahim, Normaliza, Zainon Hamzah, Zaitul Azma, Sheik Said, Normahdiah, Che Su, Norizan, Salleh, Che Ibrahim
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: Malaysian Educational Technology Association 2007
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/64864/1/751.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/64864/
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

In the developed world today technology plays an important role in helping people to live longer and lead better lives. The elderly who shy away from technology can expose themselves to the risks of becoming isolated and under stimulated. Most of the elderly population do not have a high degree of c...