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The author discusses the necessity to include the needs and the perspectives of elderly people in the digitalisation process. Having in mind that there is a digital divide between the older generation and the younger generation using computers and smartphones on a daily basis, programmers, employers, private and public institutions need to be made aware that a considerable proportion of the population in the EU is either off-line or only possessing limited digital skills. These parts of society need more attention when digitising the world.
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Luters-Thümmel, D.L. (2021). We All Have to Lean in… Ageism and What Can We Do to Be More Inclusive in a Digitised World?. In: Miller, K., Wendt, K. (eds) The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on Ethics. Sustainable Finance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57020-0_7
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