Accelerating Adaptable Aging Services to Promote the Comprehensive Development of Information Accessibility


Internet Society of China

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Session 300

12:00–13:00 (UTC+02:00), Wednesday, 7 April 2021 Thematic Workshop

As of December 2020, the number of Internet users in China had reached 989 million, the number of mobile Internet users had reached 986 million, and the Internet penetration had reached 70.4%. Among them, the proportion of Internet users aged 50 and above reached 26.3%, with the Internet further penetrating into the middle-aged and elderly groups.

After more than two decades of rapid development,the Internet have penetrated into all aspects of the economy and society in China. It has become the new normal for people to use the Internet for work and life. China is a country with a large population, and it is also a country with a large elderly population. According to the National Bureau of Statistics of China, as of the end of 2019, the number of people aged 60+ in China reached 253.88 million, accounting for 18.1% of the total population.

With the rapid digital transformation of society, the digital application of the elderly has begun to receive unprecedented attention. Aiming at the problem of the elderly’s difficulty in using smart technology, clarifying the daily needs of the elderly for Internet use, and focusing on solving the urgent problems of the elderly in using smart technology, it is becoming the consensus of the regulatory authorities, related enterprises and the society. In order to solve this problem, Chinese government has made a package of plans and actions to support the elderly in using smart technologies and reserve traditional way of services for them, and help them to stay healthy, connected and independent in the information society. 

On November 24, 2020, the General Office of the State Council of China issued the Implementation Plan on Effectively Solving the Difficulties of the Elderly in Using Intelligent Technology. On December 25, 2020, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China issued the Special Action Plan for the Ageing and Accessibility of Internet Applications.

With the theme of "Accelerating Adaptable Aging Services to Promote the Comprehensive Development of Information Accessibility", ISC will host a thematic workshop at the WSIS Forum 2021. The representatives from multistakeholder community will be invited to share their insight on the issue related to aging services and construction of an inclusive information society 

Panellists
Mr. Zhao Houlin
Mr. Houlin Zhao Secretary-General ITU

Mr. Lv Shiming
Mr. Lv Shiming Vice-Chairman China Disabled Persons’ Federation

Mr. Shao Daoxin
Mr. Shao Daoxin Deputy Director General, Information and Telecommunication Administration Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China (MIIT)

Mr. He Guili
Mr. He Guili Vice President & Deputy Secretary-General Internet Society of China (ISC)

Ms. Wang Zhiqin
Ms. Wang Zhiqin Vice President China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT)

Prof. Shahbaz Khan
Prof. Shahbaz Khan Director and Representative UNESCO Beijing Cluster Office

Ms. Gunela Astbrink
Ms. Gunela Astbrink Vice President, Internet Society Accessibility Special Interest Group ISOC

Ms. Selina Yuan
Ms. Selina Yuan Vice president Alibaba Group

Prof. Su Wei
Prof. Su Wei Dean, Research Center of Information Accessibility Lanzhou University

Ms. Enya Chen
Ms. Enya Chen General Manager, Customer Research & User Experience Design Center Shenzhen Tencent Computer Systems Company Limited

Mr. James Lu
Mr. James Lu Senior Manager, Device Software Product Marketing Huawei Consumer Business Group

Ms. Pei Wei
Ms. Pei Wei Deputy Secretary-General Internet Society of China (ISC) Moderator

Topics
5G Technology Artificial Intelligence Big Data Digital Divide Digital Economy Education Health Machine Learning Smart Cities
WSIS Action Lines
  • AL C1 logo C1. The role of governments and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development
  • AL C3 logo C3. Access to information and knowledge
  • AL C4 logo C4. Capacity building
  • AL C6 logo C6. Enabling environment
  • AL C7 E–GOV logo C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-government
  • AL C7 E–BUS logo C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-business
  • AL C7 E–HEA logo C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-health
  • AL C11 logo C11. International and regional cooperation
Sustainable Development Goals
  • Goal 3 logo Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all
  • Goal 4 logo Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
  • Goal 11 logo Goal 11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
  • Goal 16 logo Goal 16: Promote just, peaceful and inclusive societies