Digital Transformation and Well-Aging Strategies in East Asia

Embracing Innovation

AvTaeil Kim,Yifan Yang

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

Del i serien East Asia: History, Politics, Sociology and Culture

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Beskrivning

Kim, Yang, Iwasaki, and He, along with their contributors, examine how China, Korea, and Japan are leveraging digital technologies to address unprecedented demographic shifts in their aging populations.This book offers a comparative and policy-oriented examination of how digital technologies and artificial intelligence are transforming aging societies in East Asia. Focusing on China, South Korea, and Japan, it brings together interdisciplinary perspectives to analyze how governments are responding to population aging through digital health, long-term care innovation, community-based services, and everyday digital support for older adults. A key feature of the book is its integrated framework, which links technological change with intergenerational relations, welfare institutions, labor markets, and digital inclusion, rather than treating technology as a purely technical solution. The volume combines national policy analysis with local case studies and thematic syntheses, allowing readers to understand both structural differences and shared challenges across countries.An essential book for academics and researchers of social policy, public administration, gerontology, and digital governance, as well as policymakers and practitioners engaged in aging and welfare reform. Readers will benefit from empirically grounded insights, comparative perspectives, and policy-relevant lessons for designing inclusive, sustainable, and human-centered digital strategies in aging societies.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2026-08-28
Mått:156 x 234 x undefined mm
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:East Asia: History, Politics, Sociology and Culture
Antal sidor:274
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781041195184

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Mer om författaren

Taeil Kim is a Professor at the Department of Public Administration, Korea University and a former Director of the Institute on Aging, Korea University, South Korea.Yifan Yang is a Professor of Southwest Jiaotong University, Doctoral Supervisor, Vice Dean of National Interdisciplanry Institute on Ageing, Member of Expert Committee of National Working Committee of Ageing, China.Naoko Iwasaki is a Professor at the Institute of Digital Government, Waseda University, Japan and is a President of the International Academy of CIO, Japan.Fangrong He is a Research Professor at the Institute on Aging, Korea University, South Korea.

Innehållsförteckning

Part 1: Rethinking Aging in the Digital Era: East Asian Perspectives1. Embracing Innovation: Exploring Digital Solutions for Aging Societies in Three East Asian countries. Taeil Kim2. Technological progress in aging society in China, Japan, and South KoreaYang Yifan and Yu Shuang3. The Integration between the Digital and Ageing SocietyNaoko IwasakiPart 2: Digital Transformation of Healthcare and Long-Term Care in East Asia4. Digital Care Policies for Aging in China: Features, Innovation, Implementation, and Market RealitiesShuangshuang Wang, Xiaofan Wei, and Xiaofeng Xu5. Digital Health Policy for Well-Aging in KoreaTaek Sik Kim6. Elderly policy (medical care, long-term care, health) in JapanYamada EijiPart 3. Digital Practices of Aging in East Asia7. Government-Enterprise-Society Collaboration: The Practice of Digital Technology Solving the Aging Dilemma in ChinaYu Song and Xinying He8. Digital Transformation of Social Services for Older People in Korea: Policy Evolution, Field Applications, and Future Challenges Yeong-ran Park9. DigiTech Innovations and Their Applications in Addressing Japan's Aging SocietyToshio ObiPart 4: Bridging the Digital Divide in Aging Societies10. Policy and Practice Exploration of Digital Literacy Education for Chinese Older AdultsYaping Hu and Shuang Yu11. Policies and Current Status of Digital Inclusion Among Older Adults in KoreaFangrong He and Taeil Kim12. Super-Aged Society and the Digital Divide in JapanNaoko IwasakiPart 5: Local Governance and Regional Inequality in Digital Aging13. China's Rural Digital Elderly Care Policy: Local Implementations and Structural InnovationsXiao Zhu and Hongping Lin14. The role of local governments in digital integration in an aging societyWooJoung Shim15. Local digitalization projects addressing the needs of aging communities in rural Japan: enabling mechanism of national policy support.Diana IshmatovaPart 6: Conclusion: Comparative Insights and Future Directions for Digital Aging in East AsiaConclusion: Implications and Future Tasks of the Three-Country Case StudyYifan Yang, Taeil Kim amd Naoko Iwasaki