From"the Elderly Adapting to Technology"to"Technology Adapting to Elderly":A Way to Relieve the Intergenerational Digital Divide in the Context of Aging
Digital divide of the elderly is an urgent issue to be solved under the resonance of digitization and aging.The objective existence of"digital vulnerability"restricts the accessibility of digital resources for the elderly,making them face systematic social exclusion and difficult to integrate into the digital society.The current thinking orientation of digital divide governance for the elderly mostly emphasizes"the elderly adapting to technology",ignoring the deep-seated problem of"asynchronous"between"aging-friendly"regulation and digital development speed.In order to restore the value of fairness and justice in digital governance,we should adhere to the logic of"technology adapting to the elderly",clarify the appearance logic,value orientation and internal requirements of digital aging-friendly,and build an effective digital integration path for elderly groups around the"trinity"of policy support for the elderly,technology adapting to the elderly and social support for the elderly,so as to enhance the sense of gain and happiness of elderly groups in the digital era.
Digital aging-friendlyIntergenerational digital divideDigital benefits for the elderly