Others-Help or Self-Help:Variations in Elderly Digital Inclusion Policies Based on LDA Topic Model
Building a digitally inclusive society is an important part of promoting digital China construction.Analyzing the objectives and operational domains of digital inclusion policies is of great significance for the formulation and implementation of relevant policies.Taking elderly digital inclusion policies issued by governments at different levels in China as the research object,this paper explores the theme types and differences of digital inclusion policies based on the LDA topic model.It explains the differences of elderly digital inclusion policies among local governments from the perspective of technology-social interaction theory.Six themes of China's elderly digital inclusion policies are identified,revealing that the current elderly digital inclusion policies can be clustered into two types:"basic guarantees(others-help)"and"application enhancement(self-help)".When local governments make elderly digital inclusion policies,they are affected by both local technology supply level and social demand level,and follow the principle of adapting to local conditions.Based on this,four ideal types are formed.This study contributes to a deeper understanding of the government's digital transformation process and provides a knowledge contribution to building a digitally inclusive society.
Digital InclusionDigital DividePolicy ResearchLDA Topic Model