Older People and Digitisation: Findings and Recommendations from the Eighth Government Report on Older People
Berlin: Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (2020), 53 pp.
Other editions: also published in German
"The Expert Commission for the Eighth Government Report on Older People has identified the digital technologies relevant to several areas of life, singled out emerging new developments and assessed how such developments are having an impact on life in old age. The publication summarises the Commission’s findings and recommendations." (Publisher description)
Why a report focusing on older people and digitisation? 6
What is digitisation? 7
Guiding principles of the Commission, 8
Digital participation, 13
The digitisation of older people’s living environments, 17
Housing: Living in security and independence -- Mobility: Maintaining independence -- Social integration: Still together, but differently -- Health: New paths to providing healthcare -- Nursing care: Digital technologies are there to provide support, not to replace nursing care -- The social space: Connecting and networking
Digital sovereignty, 35
Conflicting goals and ethical issues, 39
The Commission’s recommendations, 43
Members of the Expert Commission for the Eighth Government Report on Older People, 50
Government Reports on Older People, 51
Ordering and downloading the Government Reports on Older People, 52
What is digitisation? 7
Guiding principles of the Commission, 8
Digital participation, 13
The digitisation of older people’s living environments, 17
Housing: Living in security and independence -- Mobility: Maintaining independence -- Social integration: Still together, but differently -- Health: New paths to providing healthcare -- Nursing care: Digital technologies are there to provide support, not to replace nursing care -- The social space: Connecting and networking
Digital sovereignty, 35
Conflicting goals and ethical issues, 39
The Commission’s recommendations, 43
Members of the Expert Commission for the Eighth Government Report on Older People, 50
Government Reports on Older People, 51
Ordering and downloading the Government Reports on Older People, 52
