Electronic government and public services for the elderly population in Brazil
Abstract
The growth in the use of the internet and its tools has made it possible for the public sector to expand its activities with society through e-gov, or electronic government, which, among a series of possibilities, allows the offer, dissemination and/or realization of public services. Given the growth and representativeness of the elderly population in society, this study aimed to identify, present and discuss public services oriented to elderly people presented in the electronic portals of municipal governments. For this, we sought to identify and list such services in the electronic portals of the municipal governments of the capitals of the twenty-six Brazilian states. It was possible to notice a marked divergence in the quantities and ways in which services are offered and/or informed by the analyzed municipalities, which shows a need to expand the offer of services for the elderly population, as well as to make it easier and more intuitive to find information on government websites.
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