2021 Theme: Digital Equity for All Ages
The 2021 theme
“Digital Equity for All Ages”
affirms the need for access and meaningful participation in
the digital world by older persons.
The fourth industrial revolution characterized by rapid
digital innovation and by exponential growth has transformed all sectors of
society, including how we live, work and relate to one another.
Technological advances offer great hope for accelerating
progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Yet, one-half of the
global population is off-line, with the starkest contrast between the most developed countries (87%) and the least developed countries
(19%) (ITU Facts and Figures 2020).
Recent reports by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) indicate
that women and older persons experience digital inequity to a greater extent
than other groups in society; they either lack access to technologies, or are
often not benefitting fully from the opportunities provided by technological
progress.
Meanwhile, as efforts to connect more people are currently under
way, new risks have become apparent. For example, cybercrimes and
misinformation threaten the human rights, privacy, and security of older
people. The rapid speed of adoption of digital technology has outpaced policy
and governance at the national, regional, and global levels. The
Secretary-General’s Roadmap seeks to address these challenges by recommending
concrete action to harness the best of these technologies and mitigate their
risks.
Objectives of #UNIDOP2021:
To bring awareness of the importance of digital inclusion
of older persons, while tackling stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination
associated with digitalization, taking into account sociocultural norms and the
right to autonomy.
To highlight policies to leverage digital technologies
for full achievement of the sustainable development goals (SDGs).
To address public and private interests, in the areas of
availability, connectivity, design, affordability, capacity building,
infrastructure, and innovation.
To explore the role of policies and legal frameworks to
ensure privacy and safety of older
persons in the digital world.
To highlight the need for a legally binding instrument on
the rights of older persons and an intersectional person-centered human rights
approach for a society for all ages.
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#DPCW_1038 #UN #DIGITAL #OLDER
#WARP_OFFICE #IPYG #IWPG
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