Determinants and Mechanisms of Improving Seniors’ Quality of Life in the ICT Ecosystem - the ActGo-Gate Project Case Study

One of the key challenges for the next several years is to face, especially in highly developed countries, the problem of aging and its impact on the general quality of citizens' life. There are many factors that may affect the perception of the quality of life, including health conditions, financial status, social relationships and occupational activity. To overcome the aforementioned problem ICT tools could be engaged. In the article the authors characterize determinants and mechanisms of improving seniors' quality of life in the ICT ecosystem. Those entry data were gathered using three research methods: the extensive literature study, in-depth direct interviews and the survey dedicated to elderly people in Poland. The main aim of the paper is to elicit and characterize determinants of senior citizens' quality of life and present mechanisms of improving it on the basis of the ActGo-Gate project. The research allowed to set the determinants that influence on improving elderly people quality of life using ICT. The article demonstrates that by activating the participation in the ICT ecosystem the quality of seniors' life could be improved.