ICT as one of the critical success factors of aging society in ASEAN: role and cooperation of Japan

Abstract

The aging of Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) is happening much faster than other regions. In ASEAN, aging rates in some countries will be similar to or even higher than those experienced by Japan in the past that it will reach a level of super-aging. And Japan is one of the most cooperative to ASEAN providing training programs and technical cooperation on information and communication technology (ICT), health and welfare. Moreover, in Japan ICT has become the main key to be an engine for economic growth and innovation to support aging society. This research focuses on the research of cooperation framework to introduce ICT innovation from Japan which can apply to the aging society of ASEAN. In addition, this research analyzes the role of Japan, and proposes the ICT as one of the critical success factors of aging society in ASEAN.