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. …
