How Do We Keep the Elderly Up With the Digital Era?
A video of an elderly person being stopped by railway staff in Dalian, northeast China’s Liaoning Province, because he lacked a health code went viral online recently. But it wasn’t the first time a senior was blocked from public transport during the prevention of the novel coronavirus disease for the same reason. While the code is playing a vital role in containing the spread of the novel coronavirus, these incidents reveal that some elderly people are unable to keep pace with the advancement of digital technologies.
China is now home to about 250 million people over 60 years, or 18.1 percent of the whole population. Although the Internet is more accessible, they still account for only 6.7 percent of China’s 904 million netizens.
Most people believe these incidents point to the lack of consideration for seniors while designing public services
