The certain individuals believe that people aged 65 and over ought to be educated using computer on money allocated by government. While to educate older population to computer skills can require government considerable investment, I believe that, since acquiring new ability to utilize technologies can influence in their lifestyles and at older age learning new skill can reduce risk of developing various brain diseases.
On the one hand, educating large number of older population to new technology require government to spend substancial amount of money. This can be explained by how much cost to educate one person with teacher and facilities. This means that if authorities plan to educate older people, thay have to be ready to allocate investment. For example, monthly lesson for computer skills can cost at least 300$ and the number of older population can reach 2 million people. Therefore, providing funds for computer skill can effect government budget greatly.
However, I believe that, using technologies such as computers, become something that everyone have to know despite their age and gender. This is because, in the era of technologies, where everything is being automated or computerized, it is essential to have fundamental knowledge about how to use them. This means that, having knowledge about how to make good use of the technologies make life lighter for older people. For instance, if residents want to have access to their personal data, they can use special programms on computers. While, skills learned at older age can be advantageous for government as well as for their residents by increasing their informativeness in technologies. Put differently, as humans get old, their brain and body tend to age as well. In essence, if government plan to decrease the number of patient with memory or cognitive issues, one of the key solution can be educating them. For example, there are some articles that say, learning beneficial skills at old age can reduce risk of diseases such as Dementia and Alzheimer’s.
To conclude, although to educate large number of older individuals to computer skills can cost government to substancial investment, I believe that by providing them with funds and facilities can have its own valuable advantages, including making their residents life more convenient and decrease cognitive issues among people.