  Older users population is rapidly increasing all over the World. Presently,
we observe efforts in the human-computer interaction domain aiming to improve
life quality of age 65 and over through the use of mobile apps. Nonetheless,
these efforts focus primary on interface and interaction de- sign. Little work
has focused on the study of motivation to use and adherence to, of elderly to
technology. Developing specific design guidelines for this population is
relevant, however it should be parallel to the study of desire of elderly to
embrace specific technology in their life. Designers should not be limited to
technology design but consider as well how to fully convey the value that
technology can bring to the lives of the users and motivate adoption. This
position paper discusses techniques that might nudge elderly towards the use of
new technology.
