APEC turning to ICT to support aging populations
Singapore, 19 June 2014 : Better information and communications technology access and service delivery is needed to boost living standards and innovative growth as populations age within the Asia-Pacific and increase pressure on shrinking workforces and budgets.
Senior policy officials from APEC member economies and private sector representatives confronted the scope of the demographic challenge facing the region’s economies during an APEC workshop this week in Singapore on strengthening ICT applications for the elderly and people with disabilities.
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