CONCEPT AND KEY CHARACTERISTICS OF THAI ELDERLY’S DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP SKILL IMPROVEMENT IN ICT SECURITY

Abstract

        The objective of the study is to develop concept and key characteristics of Thai elderly’s digital citizenship skill improvement in ICT security, data collected by in-depth interview with 12 experts relating to the innovation development for digital citizenship skill improvement in ICT security. The results shows that the concept of Thai elderly’s digital citizenship was designed to connect to the practice in digital world from which properly reflects to the physical world as a citizen of the country and the world. An elderly’s digital citizen maintains an appropriate elderly’s identity, occupying essential skills of ICT use with safety, being competent in ICT literacy, protecting their own right and respecting others as well as respecting law and regulation, and being ethical with etiquette in ICT use.

        According to the key characteristics of Thai elderly’s digital citizenship for skill improvement in ICT security, being a competent elderly participates in social responsibility and involves in political actions as well as other aspects including community way of life: putting the effort using physical, mental, and social strength that being transitioned along with ages to work with capacity and being satisfied by the surrounding of every angle to prove their self-value, interacting with others and creatively participate event in order to be beneficial and inspired in maintaining their capacity for lifelong learning.