An Ipsos-Reid study shows older Canadians are closing the “technological generation gap.” The study indicated that in the second quarter of 2004, 60 per cent of Canadians 55 years and older used the Internet, up 12 percentage points from that period three years ago. Use by younger Canadians, aged 18 to 54, rose by just four points to 86 per cent.

…For many older Canadians, the Internet is great for learning about things such as health and retirement issues

.,,Ryerson runs a website, SeniorCentre.ca, offering courses for seniors eager to learn to navigate their way online.

…Seniors want sites easy to read an navigate, Flash doens’t impress them, it’s an annoyance.,,,the tech industry would do more to meet seniors’ needs if there was clearly more money to be made. “Many are living off pensions. That’s why they’re using our services here,” she says.

.llSeniors are the ideal market for the technology industry, Ryerson’s Ms. Kerr adds. “As people and are less able to get around … they can [use technology to] keep up with their peers, and learn.”’

Seniors also set up game clubs, simliar to bidge or poker to play computer and and Play Station and othe forms.