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Measures on Cultivating Diverse Scenarios to Promote Consumption of Age-Friendly Products

关于培育多元场景 促进适老用品产品消费的若干措施
民政部、国家发展改革委、工信部、商务部、市场监管总局、全国老龄办·Published 2026-11-06·Checked by 管理员 on 2026-11-10

Six Chinese agencies including the Ministry of Civil Affairs, NDRC, MIIT, Ministry of Commerce, SAMR and the National Office on Ageing jointly issued the measures before 6 November 2026. The document calls for accelerating the application of embodied AI, large language models, brain-computer interfaces and exoskeletons in elderly care, supported by national major science and technology projects, to develop smart devices for disabled care, rehabilitation and companionship. It also encourages e-commerce platforms to launch silver-economy sections, promotes rent-instead-of-buy models, and supports consumption venues such as silver malls and 15-minute convenience circles.

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What it means for you

  • AI companies in embodied intelligence, LLMs and brain-computer interfaces can leverage national major sci-tech projects and elderly-care consumption policies for project backing and deployment scenarios.
  • Smart elderly-care robots, smart health management and health-monitoring products are explicitly encouraged, with clear channels into care institutions and community facilities.
  • E-commerce platforms are encouraged to open silver-economy sections with age-friendly interfaces, giving AI product vendors additional sales channels including rent-instead-of-buy leasing.

    • What to do

    ProductMap your AI products against disabled care, rehabilitation and companionship scenarios and assess eligibility for age-friendly product catalogs
    EveryoneTrack national major sci-tech project application windows and prepare elderly-care technology project proposals
    ProductEngage e-commerce silver-economy sections and plan age-friendly interfaces and leasing service offerings
    ComplianceAssess data compliance requirements for smart care products involving elderly health data and health monitoring

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    2026-11-06Published

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