Lecture Announcement

United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) CIFAL Jeju |19 March 2026

The Digitally Inclusive Healthy Ageing Communities (DIHAC) study has been invited to deliver a lecture on Thursday, 19th March, 2026, as part of a regional capacity‑building workshop organized by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) CIFAL Jeju.

The lecture, titled “Digital Literacy Strategies for Older Persons at the National, Local, and Community Level,” will be delivered within the two-day workshop Digital Inclusion for All Ages : Empowering Older Persons in the Digital Era.

Population is ageing rapidly across the world. At the same time, older adults are navigating the challenges of widening digital gaps in rapidly changing societies. While digital technologies increasingly shape access to healthcare, social services, and civic participation, many older persons do not know how to use the internet. In this context, empowering digital inclusion among older adults offer a potential pathway to addressing these challenges across different national and local contexts. This lecture will explore how digital literacy strategies can be implemented at the macro (national), meso (community), and micro (individual) levels. It will highlight policy frameworks, programmatic approaches, and community‑based practices based on the evidence from DIHAC study that strengthen the delivery of digital literacy training, ensuring that no one is left behind in an increasingly digitized society.

Program Details

Speaker: Dr Thet Htoo Pan, DIHAC study researcher, Department of Global Health Research, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Lecture Title: Digital Literacy Strategies for Older Persons at the National, Local, and Community Level

Host: United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) CIFAL Jeju / Jeju International Training Center (JITC)

Date: Thursday, 19th March 2026

Time: 4:00 p.m. – 4:50 p.m. (JST/KST)

Format: Online (Zoom)

Registration Link: https://form.jotform.com/260340192250041

About the workshop

The lecture forms part of a two-day workshop (19 – 20 March 2026). The workshop will be attended by stakeholders and representatives from governments, civil society organizations, international organizations, academia, and the private sector working on issues related to digital policy, aging and social protection, technology development, human rights, and sustainable development.

Participants who complete the workshop will receive a certificate of participation.

Further details about the workshop are available here:  View the workshop