Essachess. Journal for Communication Studies. Ageing and Digital Communication. Volumul 13. Nr.2 (26)/2020/***

Content: I Love It, but It Is Too Complicated. Aging Adults` Perspective on Mobile Technology Acceptance Mediating Grannies: Caring for Young Grandchildren who Use Digital Media Aging in Online Communities: A Systematic Literature Review of Design Recommendations Recommendations on Age-friendly and Gender-balanced Media Content Delivery of Products for Seniors: Findings from a Case Study Engaging Older Adults in Participatory and Intergenerational Design Teams and Processes: a Systematic Review of the Current Investigation. The current special issues brings into attending the use of digital technologies later in life and shed the light of social groups that would always left behind in the technology adoption, not necessarily because they are old, but because we will all have a limited capacity to embrace and develop new skills in areas and with devices we have not been used in out formative year. This issue is timely, as the pandemic COVID-19 shows the importance of digital technologies for older people in critical times and how societies should create equal opportunities for the groups at risks of social exclusions and marginalization when it comes to technology infrastructure and basic skills. Contributori: Ana Carla AMARO, Maria Joao ANTUNES, Simone CARLO, Beatrice CRETTENAND PECORINI, Emmanuel DUPLAA, Nelly ELIAS, Sonia FERREIRA, Bogdan IANCU, Ioana IANCU, Dafna LEMISH, Oscar MEALHA, Ana MELRO, Galit NIMROD, Lidia OLIVEIRA, Rui RODRIGUES, Anda ROZUKALNE, Paula Alexandra SILVA, Maria SOURBATI, Liliana VALE COSTA, Ana Isabel VELOSO.