Aging society and ICT : Global silver innovation / edited by Toshio Obi, Jean-Pierre Auffret and Naoko Iwasaki.
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TextSeries: Global e-governance series ; v.5.Publisher: Amsterdam : IOS Press, [2013]Copyright date: ©2013Description: xv, 217 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type: still image | text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781614993063; 9781614993070Subject(s): Aging -- Congresses | Technology and older people -- Congresses | Internet and older people -- Congresses | Information technology -- Social aspects -- Congresses | Communication and technology -- Social aspects -- CongressesDDC classification: 305.26 LOC classification: HQ1061 | .A4846 2013Summary: It is predicted that by 2050, 22% of the world's population will be over 60 years of age. This rapid shift in demographics calls for the development of coherent and forward-looking policies to address the many challenges which will inevitably arise as a result. This book presents 33 articles from the workshop "Anticipating the Special Needs of the 21st Century Silver Economy" jointly organized by APEC and OECD held in Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, September 12-14 2012. At this workshop, a group of international experts described a wide range of important issues associated with an aging population, and discussed how both governments and the private sector can best mobilize innovation and research to transform this global challenge into an opportunity for active and productive aging and new sources of sustainable growth.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
It is predicted that by 2050, 22% of the world's population will be over 60 years of age. This rapid shift in demographics calls for the development of coherent and forward-looking policies to address the many challenges which will inevitably arise as a result. This book presents 33 articles from the workshop "Anticipating the Special Needs of the 21st Century Silver Economy" jointly organized by APEC and OECD held in Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, September 12-14 2012. At this workshop, a group of international experts described a wide range of important issues associated with an aging population, and discussed how both governments and the private sector can best mobilize innovation and research to transform this global challenge into an opportunity for active and productive aging and new sources of sustainable growth.
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