SubjectSenior citizens
Digital dividesDigital partners: benefits of intergenerational learning
The population’s digitalisation does not take place at the same pace for everyone: young people are better able to acquire digital skills than older people....
Digital dividesThe FinTech gap is not a “senior citizen” issue
Senior citizens are among the groups most affected by unequal access to and use of digital financial and banking tools, but they are not the only one. Basic...
Digital dividesIt’s not a divide, it’s a chasm
Fulfilling fundamental rights such as employment, training, health and citizen participation calls for access to a high-speed connection and advanced digital...
Vestits Lali clothes shop
Remei and Maria were born two years apart, one in Gràcia, the other in Horta. Their paths would probably have run in parallel, without ever crossing,...
Cooling shelters: an urban response to the global crisis
Cities are engaged in the fight against climate change. Promoting public transport and renewable energies, urban transformation and reducing emissions from combustion...
Digital dividesSupporting digitalisation
More and more aspects of life rely on digital skills. We now know that guaranteeing internet access with high-speed networks does not suffice. Added to the social,...
The city of careThe ethics and economics of care
Increases in life expectancy, changes in reproductive trends and the evolution of the family structure have intensified demand for care here in Catalonia, and a...
The city of careWhy our model of care for dependent people needs to change
There are long-standing deficiencies in care for dependent people, and the pandemic has only made them worse. Given the public system’s shortcomings, the most common...
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