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In their insightful commentary, Kokorelias et al. (2024) explore the potential of technology in supporting aging in the right place, addressing both opportunities and challenges from individual to societal levels. Our commentary specifically focuses on recent empirical evidence for technology's benefits in enhancing social connectivity and reducing loneliness for older adults, both with and without cognitive impairments. It emphasizes the need for a proper balance between the use of technology and face-to-face interactions and highlights the importance of addressing concerns related to privacy, cybersecurity and safety in this domain. In addition to the barriers outlined by Kokorelias et al. (2024), we discuss challenges related to the transfer of technology, the necessary steps required to ensure that technological interventions are effective beyond well-controlled studies and the responsibility of industries to design technology in such a way that innovations can benefit as many people as possible.
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