IT and Society: Denmark unveils a computer for the elderly

DukaPC, a Danish IT company, has designed a computer aimed at getting the elderly online.

According to Erik Hougaard, general manager of DukaPC, the new computer has been designed for people who are not used to using computers but want to learn. Some 44 percent of people aged 65-89 have never used a computer, and 53 percent of this group have never used the Internet, according to Statistics Denmark. In addition, over 500,000 people over 60 do not have access to computers at home.

DukaPC said it hoped to close this digital age-gap its new computer.

Users will not need to deal with technical matters such as security updates, installations, and Internet connectivity. DukaPC said that it would handling all updates related to the computer, and that employees would be able to remotely control it in order to fix any problems.