International Day of Older Persons
2021

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF OLDER PERSONS 2021: THEME

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“Digital Equity for All Ages” is the theme for this year’s International Day of Older Persons. The theme stresses the need for the elderly to receive access to the digital world and help them become active participants to enrich their lives. As per the United Nations, elderly persons in the least developed countries are, for the most part, not getting proper access to the digital world.

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There are also legitimate cyber security risks that compromise the privacy, security and human rights of the elderly.

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The United Nations International Day of Older Persons (UNIDOP) has laid down certain objectives under UNIDOP 2021. These include raising awareness about helping the elderly get access to the digital world and addressing issues of digitisation and technology without ignoring sociocultural issues or individual choice. UNIDOP also stresses the need to look at laws that ensure the security and privacy of the elderly in the digital realm.