Digital transformations in aging societies
Wanka, A.; Urbaniak, A.; Oswald, F.; Kolland, F. · Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie · 2023 · Heft 5 · S. 177 bis 180
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Digitalization and demographic change are two major and interrelated social transformations that will significantly shape and potentially benefit European societies in the twenty-first century. Digital technologies permeate all aspects of life and this is not limited to younger cohorts, but accounts for older adults just as well. Consequently, being able to access, use, and critically reflect upon digitalization processes is a key factor in today’s knowledge societies, based upon conceptual approaches from several disciplines. Even though new aging populations are increasingly being digitalized, studies still co…