The role of centers in advancing Gerontechnology
N. Charness (Convener)
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AbstractParticipants: S. J. Czaja (USA), W. R. Boot (USA), J. Sanford (USA), N. Charness (USA), W. A. Rogers (USA). ISSUE Gerontechnologies have potential to improve the wellbeing of aging adults, yet there is a significant lag in adoption of technology by older cohorts. Part of the reason may lie in inefficient strategies for disseminating research and product development to end users: aging adults living in communities. CONTENT Our symposium will discuss strategies adopted by university-specific and federally-funded USA Centers to disseminate research findings both to the scientific community and to aging populations. It will highlight: 1) methodologies in common across centers; 2) different challenges for locally funded and nationally funded centers; and 3) evaluation processes to assess dissemination plans and strategies.Keywords: digital divide, gerontechnology, dissemination, aging centers
N. Charness (Convener) (2022). The role of centers in advancing Gerontechnology. Gerontechnology, 21(s),1-6
https://doi.org/10.4017/gt.2022.21.s.517.sp7