Fostering a Digitally Inclusive Aging Society in China: The Potential of Public Libraries
Published By: World Bank | Published Date: September, 05 , 2014Over the past 40 years, China’s population has been aging at a rate that took more than 100 years in developed countries. In 2010, the number of people over 60 years old reached 178 million in China, accounting for almost a quarter of the world’s total. Rural ICT has improved greatly in the past few years and the effect of informatisation on
rural development is emerging. Access to electronic information and training in digital literacy are areas
in which libraries can make an important contribution and where there is already experience on which
to build.
Author(s): World Bank | Posted on: Sep 09, 2014 | Views(798)