In order to continuously promote digital technology for aging as an important initiative to fulfill the strategy of actively coping with population aging, deeply implement the important instruction of General Secretary Xi Jinping on solving the difficulties of the elderly in applying intelligent technology, better satisfy the growing needs of the elderly for digital life and information services, and promote the high-quality development of digital technology for aging in the field of industry and information technology in a deep and profound way, and help to build a smooth information and comfortable Recently, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has formulated and issued the Work Program for Promoting High-Quality Development of Digital Technology for Aging (hereinafter referred to as the Work Program).

The goal of the work program is that by the end of 2025, the standard and normative system of digital technology for aging will be more sound, the scale of digital technology for aging transformation will be effectively expanded and the level will be deepened, the quality of digital product and service supply and user experience will be significantly improved, the industrial ecosystem of cross-industry in-depth integration will be more mature, and the pattern of high-quality development of digital technology for aging, which is based on the synergy of multiple parties, balanced supply and demand, in-place guarantee and accessible services, will be basically formed. The pattern of high-quality development of digital technology for the elderly has basically taken shape.

The key tasks are to strengthen the standardization construction in the field of digital technology for aging, improve the quality of supply of digital technology for aging products and services, optimize the user experience of digital technology for aging services, and promote the high-quality development of the digital technology for aging industry. Efforts will be made to accelerate the formulation and revision of aging-friendly standards for smart home appliances and other products used in high-frequency daily life, optimize the supply of smart devices, guide and support enterprises in developing and launching more than 100 smart products with aging-friendly features, accelerate scientific research on key aging-friendly technologies, encourage and support the application of 5G and gigabit optical networks in the field of aging-friendly scenarios, enhance the enthusiasm of enterprises in exploring the new mode of aging-friendly business in digital technology and promote the innovation and upgrading of the industry. industrial innovation and upgrading, etc.