29th Digitally Inclusive, Healthy Ageing Communities (DIHAC) Study Cross-cultural Exchange Meeting

Digitally Inclusive, Healthy Ageing Communities (DIHAC) is a cross-cultural study primarily based on Japan, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, and Thailand, further expanding to India. DIHAC is expected to expand to several countries through collaboration and networking. We organize bi-monthly cross-cultural meetings to create trans-disciplinary learning opportunities for researchers, professionals, and graduate students.

The  29^th Digitally Inclusive, Healthy Ageing Communities (DIHAC) Study Cross-cultural Exchange Meeting will be held on 18th June 2025.

The chairperson of the 29^th DIHAC meeting is Ms. Roxana Widmer-Iliescu, Senior Programme Officer, Digital Inclusion Division, Telecommunication Development Bureau, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) based in Switzerland. She has worked since 1998 in ITU to promote digital inclusion and ICT accessibility for marginalized groups including older adults. She leads advocacy, resource development, and trainings to promote digital inclusion and empower persons with disabilities and beyond.

We are honored to welcome two distinguished speakers. The first speaker is Mr. Charkhris Phromyoth, who is also known as “Gap”, CEO and co-founder of ‘YoungHappy’, a social start-up enterprise. The organization focuses on creating engaging events, and social networking opportunities for active ageing in Thailand. He was awarded by UNDP for Social New Gen Award for social innovation, and appeared in UNESCAP meetings. Mr. Gap will present on “Building Digitally Connected Active and Inclusive Communities for Generation in Thailand”.

The second speaker is Associate Professor Ts. Dr. Mohd Nazim Bin Mohtar, PhD, Deputy Director Malaysian Research Institute on Ageing (MyAgeing®), Universiti Putra Malaysia. MyAgeing is a national hub for gerontology research, innovation, and development, driving solutions for population ageing challenges. Dr. Nazim will present on “Enhancing Digital Inclusion for Older Adults through Targeted Training and Implementation in Malaysia”.

We are very glad to announce the upcoming 29^th DIHAC meeting. Participants are multi-disciplinary researchers, global health researchers, epidemiologists, sociologists, economists, medical doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, NGOs, NPOs, and PhD students from Japan, ROK, Singapore, Thailand, Kenya, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Nepal, South Africa, Switzerland, Ukraine, Belgium, the Netherlands, U.S.A and the UK. We would like to share this learning opportunity cross-culturally and interactively.

Date and Time:

18^th June 2025

18:00 to 19:15 JST (Tokyo, Seoul)

17:00 to 18:15 SGT (Singapore, Beijing, Kuala Lumpur)

16:00 to 17:15 ICT (Hanoi, Bangkok, Jakarta)

11:00 to 12:15 CEST (Brussels, Geneva)

10:00 to 11:15 BST (London)

in Zoom, by invitation or by registration

Meeting Access to register

(Please register by  17^th June 2025 if you are interested! limited seats!)

Program

Socializing (5 minutes) PI Associate Professor Myo Nyein Aung, Juntendo University, Department of Global Health Research, DIHAC study team and international participants

Presentation 1: Thailand

Speaker: Mr. Charkhris Phromyoth, CEO and co-founder of YoungHappy

Title – Building Digitally Connected Active and Inclusive Communities for Generation in Thailand

(20 minutes)

Discussion 10 minutes

Presentation 2: Malaysia

Speaker: Associate Professor Ts. Dr. Mohd Nazim Bin Mohtar, PhD, Deputy Director Malaysian Research Institute on Ageing (MyAgeing®), Universiti Putra Malaysia

Title – Enhancing Digital Inclusion for Older Adults through Targeted Training and Implementation in Malaysia

(20 minutes)

Discussion and conclusion (15 minutes)

Chairperson: Ms. Roxana Widmer-Iliescu, ITU

Access to DIHAC 29 Meeting reports in English, Japanese, Thai , Spanish and Vietnamese