Ageing and invisibility [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Emilio Mordini and Paul de Hert

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : IOS Press, 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (240 p.)
• Disciplina: 332
• Soggetto topico: Aging - Social aspects; Aging; Older people
• Altri autori: MordiniE (Emilio) De HertPaul
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Title page; Foreword by Lambert van Nistelrooij MEP; About the Authors; General Introduction; Contents; Chapter One. The EU and the e-Inclusion of Older Persons; Introduction; Building the Information Society (1993-1997); Building the Information Society for Us All (1996); Introduction; Data, Information, and Knowledge; Social Constructivism v. Technology Determinism; Policy Challenges: Social Exclusion, Literacy, Virtuality, and Flexible Organisation; Towards Lisbon (1997-2000); The Rolling Action Plan for the Information Society (1997); The European Employment Strategy and Elderly People ; The Lisbon Agenda (2000)The Lisbon Strategy, Ageing Population, and ICT; e-Europe and the Choice for Access as Pivotal Principle; Demographic Ageing Drives the EU 'Towards a Europe for all Ages'; Demographic Ageing, Information Society and Elderly People; The Reviewed Lisbon Agenda and the Emergence of e-Inclusion for Elderly People (2005-to Date); A More Integrated Approach; The Socio-Economic Challenges of Ageing Societies: A New Appraisal; i2010 European Information Society: Enters e-Inclusion; The Riga Declaration (2006); The Bled and Vienna Summits (2008); Towards EU 2020 ; Active Ageing on the EU AgendaReferences; Chapter Two. Ageing in the Information Society; Introduction. e-Inclusion, Vulnerability, and Active Ageing; Diversity and Commonalities; Diversity; ... and commonalities; Passing of Time and Power Relations; Passing of Time; Ageing and Power; Ageing, Wisdom, Wealth and Democratic Systems; On Wisdom; On Wealth; Notes on the Idolatry of Youth (in Historical Memory and Democratic Systems); The Expectancy of Death; On Death; On Contrasting Ageing; Narrative; Science; Crossing Lines; Active Ageing: A Blessing for the Aged?; References ; Chapter Three. The EU Legal Framework for the e-Inclusion of Older PersonsIntroduction; Human Rights and the Elderly; The International Framework on Ageing; The Rights of Elderly People in Positive Human Rights Law in Europe; The European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR); Article 3: Prohibtion of Torture, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment; Article 5: Right to Liberty and Security; Article 8: Right to Respect for Private and Family Life; The Revised European Social Charter; Article 23: The Right of Elderly Persons to Social Protection; The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights ; Article 25: The Rights of the ElderlyArticle 14: The Right to Education; Old Age and Discrimination; Legal Framework; Discrimination on the Ground of (Old) Age; Reasonable Accommodation; Legal Areas Relevant to e-Inclusion; e-Health; e-Government; Corporate Social Responsibility; Consumer Protection; Product Safety and Liability for Defective Products; e-Commerce; Intellectual Property Rights; Standardization of ICT Products and Services; Standards and Interoperability; e-Accessibility; Universal Service and Users' Rights; Broadband Access; ICT Implants; Clinical Trials; Ethical Guidelines ; References
• Sommario/riassunto: This book, Ageing and Invisibility, is the result of two years of research and part of the European Union (EU) FP7 project SENIOR (social, ethical and privacy needs in ICT for older people). The project was initiated to provide a systematic assessment of the social, ethical and privacy issues surrounding the use of computers and information technology for and by an ageing population. The direction of demographic change is clear in many societies worldwide: the population is ageing rapidly. By 2050 the number of people over 50 is expected to have increased by 35%, and those over 80 by a stagger
• Titolo autorizzato: Ageing and invisibility
• ISBN: 6612880473; 1-282-88047-0; 9786612880476; 1-60750-615-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910785129803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Ambient intelligence and smart environments ; ; v. 7.