China urges to bridge the digital divide for the elderly as everything goes online


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What is convenient for millennials might create obstacles for many seniors. In a bid to ease the life of senior citizens in the digital era, China’s State Council on Monday released a national guideline , requiring local governments and departments to provide proper services to non-netizens in scenarios that include payments through smartphones, hailing a taxi from an app, and getting hospital appointments. “China’s aging population is growing rapidly, many elderly people do not have access to the internet and do not use smartphones, so they encounter inconveniences in their daily lives such as travel, medical treatment, and shopping, and...