WG1

Digitalization and Social Inequalities

Digitalisation and Social Inequalities: Synthesis and Country Profiles

Working Group 1 examines how digitalization influences social inequalities in the labor market, focusing on age-related disparities. Findings reveal that older workers face significant challenges in digital access, skills, and adaptability. Country profiles highlight varying levels of digital connectivity, with Iceland and the UK showing high connectivity, while Hungary and Slovakia have notable gaps.

Working Group 1 focuses on social inequalities that influence and are shaped by digitalization in an ageing workforce.

Feature One

→ concerns the (changing) inequalities between younger and older workers due to technological change

Feature Two

→ shapes differences between groups of older workers, based on (for instance) gender, occupation, migration background, health, or socioeconomic class

Feature Three

→ inequalities may in turn also influence the pace and type of digitalization

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