Organisational and Citizen-oriented Code of Conduct, for a Sustainable, Age-friendly, and Multigenerational Neighbourhoods in the Digital era : An Integrated Literature Review
Oliaku, Obinna Kelechi (2022)
2022
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This paper is aimed at constructing an ethical code of conduct document for the Smart and Healthy Ageing through People Engaging in Supportive Systems (SHAPES). This is to support the third sector and citizens in co-creating values sustainably for age-friendly, and multi-generational neighbourhoods in the digital environment. The goal of the study is to enhance the participation of the older adults and the third-sector players into the co-creation of ethically sustainable digital service systems.
The paper uses the method of integrative literature review to construct a selected scope of perspectives from ethics, multi-generational neighbourhoods, and digital environment studies to arrive at an acceptable ethical code of conduct. The reason is because both the design, development, and deployment of these digital solutions to a greater extent affects the well-being of an overwhelming majority of the older adult’s population. In this study however, the patients as a population are older people between the age of 65 years and above. Note also that the word “patient” is used interchangeably with older adults.
This paper brings to the limelight the need for a comprehensive support network that will involve the producers, third sector operators, family or carers, and citizens, in a Multi-stakeholder and Multidisciplinary Decision Making (MMDM) framework. It also recommends the institution of a new party like Older Adults Digital-technology Adoption and Advocacy Forum (OADAAF). This new party will be responsible for guiding and protecting the interests of the older adults, when issues relating to co-creational approaches, ethics, and impact analysis of the age-friendliness of the digital ecosystem are at the center stage. The idea is to ensure ethical sustainability, through continuous education and sensitisation, constant training to increase awareness, with a view to encouraging helpful responses, and informing older adults about the available support options that would ensure their inclusiveness and overall well-being.
Keywords: Age-friendly neighbourhoods, Ethically sustainable, Digital infrastructure, Multi-generational, Older people, Co-creation.
The paper uses the method of integrative literature review to construct a selected scope of perspectives from ethics, multi-generational neighbourhoods, and digital environment studies to arrive at an acceptable ethical code of conduct. The reason is because both the design, development, and deployment of these digital solutions to a greater extent affects the well-being of an overwhelming majority of the older adult’s population. In this study however, the patients as a population are older people between the age of 65 years and above. Note also that the word “patient” is used interchangeably with older adults.
This paper brings to the limelight the need for a comprehensive support network that will involve the producers, third sector operators, family or carers, and citizens, in a Multi-stakeholder and Multidisciplinary Decision Making (MMDM) framework. It also recommends the institution of a new party like Older Adults Digital-technology Adoption and Advocacy Forum (OADAAF). This new party will be responsible for guiding and protecting the interests of the older adults, when issues relating to co-creational approaches, ethics, and impact analysis of the age-friendliness of the digital ecosystem are at the center stage. The idea is to ensure ethical sustainability, through continuous education and sensitisation, constant training to increase awareness, with a view to encouraging helpful responses, and informing older adults about the available support options that would ensure their inclusiveness and overall well-being.
Keywords: Age-friendly neighbourhoods, Ethically sustainable, Digital infrastructure, Multi-generational, Older people, Co-creation.