老年数字鸿沟的生成原因与消弭路径

The Causes and Ways of Eliminating the Digital Divide of the Aged

在数字化与老龄化交织的社会背景下,我国许多老年人难以融入数字化社会,面临着巨大的老年数字鸿沟,老年数字鸿沟作为数字鸿沟的一种分支,具体可以分为“接入沟”“使用沟”和“知识沟”三种基本类型。老年数字鸿沟生成的原因是多个方面的,老年群体的特殊性、数字技术产品的狭隘性以及老年数字教育资源的匮乏性都是造成老年数字鸿沟的重要原因。因此,必须加强政府的引领推动作用、推动数字技术适老化改革、激发老年人的主体作用以及进行全方位的数字反哺来消弭老年数字鸿沟,帮助老年人融入数字化时代,安享“数字红利”。

In the social background of digitalization and aging,many elderly people in China are difficult to integrate into the digital society,facing a huge digital divide for the elderly.As a branch of the dig-ital divide,the digital divide for the elderly can be divided into three basic types:“access gap”,“use gap”and“knowledge gap”.There are many reasons for the generation of the digital divide for the elderly.The particularity of the elderly group,the narrowness of digital technology products and the lack of digital education resources for the elderly are all important reasons for the digital di-vide for the elderly.Therefore,it is necessary to strengthen the leading role of the government,promote the reform of digital technology for aging,stimulate the main role of the elderly,and car-ry out a full range of digital feedback to eliminate the digital divide of the elderly,help the elderly to integrate into the digital era and enjoy the“digital dividend”.