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The use of technology among the elderly depends much on their acceptance and willingness to explore and apply a technology. Previous studies have been conducted to understand the factors that influence the acceptance of electronic technology among the elderly. Therefore, there is a need to have further study on this. In the Malaysian context, studies among the elderly on the acceptance of technology are not ignored. The Malaysian government puts in tremendous efforts to disseminate information and develop facilities for the public through information technology (ICT). The proposed methodology would be quantitative and qualitative. Therefore, the factors that influence the acceptance of technologies among Malaysian senior citizens are interesting to be explored and thus, this becomes the objective of this research.
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To Cite this Article: Ibrahim, N. S., Daud, R., & Sathiman, S. (2022). Factors Determining The Elderly to Use Technology. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 12(3), 631–639.
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