Digital transformations in ageing societies

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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 [5] and this is not limited to younger cohorts, but accounts for older adults just as well [11]. 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 ageing populations are increasingly being digitalized, studies still come to the conclusion that a digital divide between age groups persists and continues to intersect with gender [6] and other difference categories. …