As China's aging aging intensifies, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will promote more than 140 million domestic smartphones and smart TV aging transformation.

Comprehensive China News Agency and Beijing Daily reported that the State Council's Journalism Office held a routine briefing meeting on Monday (January 22) to introduce the situation on the development of silver -haired economy to promote the well -being of the elderly.

He Yaqiong, director of the Consumer Products Industry Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China, said at the meeting that digital technology has deeply integrated into production and life, but the elderly have low acceptance of digital products and services, and they are not convenient and small.In response to these pain points, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology continuously improved digital empowerment methods to break the "digital gap" of the elderly.

He Yaqiong introduced that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will continue to carry out the selection and dynamic management of the pilot demonstration and dynamic management of smart health care applications with relevant departments.As of now, 199 demonstration enterprises, 293 demonstration streets, 80 demonstration bases, and 3 demonstration parks have been established.The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology also encourages enterprises to develop and promote old -fashioned products and services, including physical indicators monitor, chronic disease remote service platform, etc.

In terms of solving the application difficulties of digital products and services for the elderly, He Yaqiong said that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology organized special operations to complete the reconstruction of websites and mobile APP commonly used on 2577 elderly people, optimizing and upgrading the "elder model", Voice Search, Senior Area and other features such as some features.

He Yaqiong continued, the first batch of excellent cases of 44 websites and mobile apps to be aging, promoting a numberapplication.At the same time, guide telecommunications companies to continuously improve the service methods, and launch warm -hearted services such as the elderly's specialty, on -site processing, customized large -character bills, etc. offline. The online "one -click call to artificial customer service" has more than 300 million people.

He Yaqiong pointed out that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology also organized the formulation of aging standards for mobile terminals, smart television and other products to promote more than 140 million domestic smartphones and smart TV aging transformation.

He Yaqiong emphasized that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will further guide manufacturers, telecommunications companies, Internet service providers, etc., integrate more care for the elderly in products and services, so that the elderly can better enjoy digital technology to life for life to lifeThe convenience.

As of the end of 2022, there were more than 280 million elderly people 60 years old and above, accounting for 19.8%of the country's total population, of which 210 million were 65 years old and over, accounting for 14.9%of the country's total population.