Is Going Online a Privilege for the Young? How Digitally Disadvantaged Groups Can Reconnect with the World

Did you know? Even in Taiwan—where overall internet penetration is close to 90 percent—there are still people who feel as if they’ve been forgotten by the digital world. They can see the line that separates them from it, but they can’t quite cross it.

According to the Taiwan Internet Report, internet usage among people in their 60s who have retired remains relatively high, at around 80 percent. However, once people reach their 70s and beyond, that figure drops sharply to just 50 percent. The gap is significant—and deeply revealing.

So beyond age and access to devices, what other barriers are we overlooking? And what are the areas where we still need to do more?

Host: Ethan Liu

Speakers：

Chi-Yin Wu, Research Fellow, Institute of Sociology, Academia Sinica

Chen-Chao Tao, Professor, Department of Communication and Technology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University