When aging meets digital & AI: Closing the silver digital divide for an aging world Bin ZhaiHe WangShu Yu August 06, 2026 This page in: English

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/digital-development/when-aging-meets-digital---ai--closing-the-silver-digital-divide We are living through two megatrends humanity has never seen before. The first is aging. Populations over 65 are growing not just in developed countries, but across many middle-income economies. As societies age, the strains pile up: fewer workers, weaker demand, overstretched health systems, and rising risks to long-term fiscal sustainability.