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Working Together to Promote Digital Inclusion for Older People

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27 October 2021

Overview

Digital inclusion has become a social determinant of health, reshaping the way we access opportunities, information, products and services. Leveraging technology to invest in the health system and create age-friendly digital environments can yield benefits for older people, the economy and society at large. This research article hosted and authored by the WHO Collaborating Centre for Digital Health outlines how the promotion of digital inclusion for older people requires multisectoral and intersectoral collaborations to overcome the barriers of digital inclusion, such as psychosocial, physical, health and financial barriers, ensuring that older people can meaningfully and safely engage in the digital world. Such efforts can contribute to achieving the vision of healthy ageing “Turn Silver into Gold.”

Decade Action Areas

Age-friendly Environments

Combatting Ageism

Integrated Care

Source Organization

World Health Organization - Regional Office for the Western Pacific

Country / Region Focus

Eastern and South-eastern Asia

Sector

UN Agency

Knowledge Characteristics

  • > Narrative Review

Other Information

ageism, co-creation of digital technology, digital inclusion, multisectoral collaboration, older people

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