Liu Yinan, the commentator for half a month
Recently, some colleges for the elderly in Nanjing opened smart phone training courses to teach the elderly smart phone functions such as QR code payment, online registration, and health codes. The deadline has almost expired and the popularity has never been greater.
The elderly are a concentrated group of “digital poor households,” and those who do not know how to use smartphones can hardly move in an increasingly intelligent life.
The development of smart phone training courses aimed at the elderly by the University for the Elderly has hit a major pain point in the people's livelihood, helped the elderly enjoy the convenient life brought by technology, and embodies the humanistic spirit of a harmonious society.
It is understood that many scenic spots, shops, hospitals, banks, and stations have opened "channels without health codes" and manual windows during the long holiday of this year's "October" to help the elderly overcome the difficulty of not using smart phones.
Although manual services can solve the urgent needs of the elderly, it is not a long-term solution. Teaching the elderly to use smart phones is the best way to "digital poverty alleviation".
The fullness of college training courses for the elderly shows that the elderly do not reject new things, but have nowhere to study and the related needs are huge.
This demand cannot be met by elderly universities alone. Local government departments, social welfare organizations, mobile phone companies, etc. should actively carry out relevant training to eliminate the barriers to "accessing the Internet" as much as possible for elderly friends who are willing to accept scientific and technological matters.
What needs to be pointed out is that helping the elderly learn to use smart phones does not only make the elderly people convenient, but also the consumption potential that can be stimulated to benefit society.
"Ban Yue Tan" once published an article "Society waits a minute, or is the elderly crowded?
Caring for the Elderly "Digital Poor Households" pointed out that the elderly have great potential for online consumption.
While the elderly enjoy digital life, they will greatly increase the internal circulation of the digital economy.
Source: Ban Yue Tan New Media