CCHU9001 S2 In-class Activity_Task 4 by Mathew Pryor

Write a group response to the following issues

hkufoa — 2023-01-27 13:53:39 UTC

from the reading, in your group’s opinion,

What are the problems with the following? What is the scale of the problem involved in each?
And how could technology help?

- Aging population

- Rapidly declining birth rate

- Increased social mobility

- Change life-style aspirations

Guides:
1. Please create a post for your response by clicking + and add your tutorial group number + group member's name (e.g. A1-Mathew Pryor, Kaia Li, Michelle Wong) as the Subject
2. Each group is expected to respond to the four key issues listed.

C9/C10

2023-02-01 07:56:05 UTC

Aging population: The growing elderly population is putting a strain on healthcare, pensions, and support services. Technology can improve healthcare delivery, independence, and streamline support services.
Declining birth rate: The declining birth rate is a global challenge that technology can address by improving fertility treatments and supporting families.
Increased social mobility: Moving away from communities can result in a fragmented society. Technology can facilitate remote work and education, and provide new ways to stay connected.
Changing life-style aspirations: Technology can provide tools for individuals to achieve their aspirations, such as online education and e-commerce, and connect them with like-minded individuals and communities.

A1/2 Henry Chan, Stanley Fung, Elvin Wong, Keona Wu, Daphne Chan, Vincent Leung

2023-02-01 07:56:55 UTC

1. Aging population (large scale)

-Solution: Euthanasia (allow people to die with medicine), Robotic health care for the elderly

2. Rapidly declining birth rate (long-term issue)

-Solution: Test tube babies, frozen ovary, birth encouragement programmes

3. Increased Social mobility

-Problem: Widening of income gap between the poor and the rich

-Solution: Improved educational system

4. Changing lifestyle

-people more reluctant to give birth or start a family
-people pursue personal enjoyment over family
-people more focus in career development

C1/C2

2023-02-01 08:06:22 UTC

Aging Population:
- decrease in production value
- more demand for medical services
- increased need for funding their life (become a weight for society)

Rapidly declining birth rate:
- lack of a future generation to maintain community
- we believe technology would not help as having children is first a personal choice
- maybe future cloning could fix this issue

Increased social mobility:
- technology reduces the need for f2f communication (you do not have to be in hong Kong to work here)
- more people living alone/ moving from their parents, increased need for housing

Change life-style aspirations:
- by gaining the equality and ambition, women are more focused on their careers and prosperity than from the traditional role woman to be a mother and a wife
- we believe once again technology could not change people's desire to have children

B9/B10

2023-02-01 08:06:53 UTC

With changes in life-style aspirations come a rapidly declining birth rate in Hong Kong, resulting in an aging population. The aging population threatens Hong Kong's productivity as there is an overall decline in the number of individuals entering the work force. Additionally, this increases the demand for elderly homes and other infrastructures to support the elderly population. With this comes additional costs that cuts government spending on other welfare programs targetting the the younger generation. Furtheremore, the limited work force threatens the economy, which can in return make Hong Kong a less desirable investment location.

Rapid technological advancement has the potential to ease the issue caused by the aging pulation. Technology has the potential to improve urban spaces and infrastructures, making them more livable and suitable. This will in return create opportunities for younger people to start families.

D10 Lo Carrie, Lin Yi Han

carrielolo — 2023-02-01 08:07:00 UTC

aging population
technology could include AI which can help take care of elderly, hence lowering the burden of healthcare workers.

Declining birth rate
for those who do not have the ability to have children, medical technology might be able to help them regain the ability to have children
Technology could also be implemented in other aspects of life such that time could be devoted for children in family.

Increase social mobility:
More online resources opened to public, people can have easy access to education resources, more learning opportunities
People will get used to storing things online, hence more organized information online.

Change Life style aspiration
Connect people with similar mindset, through technology, people can improve their lifestyle much easily. More exposure to different kinds of lifestyle, through social media etc.

C7 / C8

2023-02-01 08:07:28 UTC

Aging population
The problem of aging population is causing resource shortages because they are not counted as labour supplies in the market. We think that the scale of the problem is relatively large. As for the early are not employees in the market cause the labour supplies to decrease, AI can help for reducing the labour shortage stress. As for the resource shortage problem, technology development helps increase production effectiveness. It compensates for the shortage.

Rapidly declining birth
The problem of the decline of birth is decreasing population and it causes a lacking of labour in the market. The scale is relatively large. AI technology helps replace the manpower.

B7/B8

2023-02-01 08:07:59 UTC

Problems:
Ageing population- decreased work force
Declining birth rate- increased pressure on the work force
Increased social mobility- none
Change life style aspiration- reduce uniform work force and variety in occupations/life styles
Scale:
Ageing Population- 7/10
Declining Birth rate- 6/10
Increased social mobility- -10/10
Change in life style aspiration- 3/10
How can technology help:
Ageing population- Improved health services, increased job opportunities (desk jobs dont require healthy bodies)
Declining birth rate- Brainwashing the society for baby-making
Change in life style aspiration- increased autonomous labour

C6-Duke, Bryan, Kelly, Asad

2023-02-01 08:08:18 UTC

1, Aging Population

Problems

Slows down the world
Do not contribute to much of the work
Need to be taken care of
Draining resources

Scale of the Problem:

Major problem in developing countries

Technology can help?

Easier to take care of
Need less resources
More effective medicines

2, Rapidly Declining birth rate

Problems?

Not enough young people to help parents
Less available workforce
Economy negatively affected

Scale?

Fairly large scale

How could tech help?

AI could help in some way maybe
If technology improves the standard of living enough, the effort and cost needed to raise a family may decrease
improved data collection to help governments allocate resources effectively

3, Increase social mobility?

Problems?

More vehicles more pollution
Environment degradation

Scale?

Major problem in developing countries where population is high

How could tech help?

More robust public transport
Electric Vehicles
Mass transport

4, Change lifestyle aspirations?

Problems?

More luxury leads to more problems more resources used (higher standard of living)

Scale?

More in developed countries

How could tech help?

Help them get luxury more easily and in a sustainable way
Make life more easier and convinient, better accesibility

B1/B2

2023-02-01 08:08:19 UTC

D1 Joyce Harry

2023-02-01 08:09:00 UTC

In a global scale, aging population may not be a prior problem since there are still large number of undeveloped and developing areas. The most urgent problem will be the rapid declining birth rate, because this problem also has negative impact on other problems. Less child born causes less labor in the future, it will get harder for governments to take care the large number of elders. Increased social mobility reflects a unstable social structure at current, may potentially cause a larger rich-poor gap. Changing lifestyle aspirations may be the reason but not the only reason of why birth rate is rapidly declining, and this is the only aspect that may be improved by technology.
In fact providing higher income for young families and more hope in life could make the lifestyle aspiration less desperate therefore they may be more willing to have children, technology offers new industries and new opportunity though some occupations are being replaced by AI in real world. Providing a job and other opportunities in future metaverse offers extra income and chances of changing life.

A5/6

2023-02-01 08:10:10 UTC

- Aging population :
A rapidly aging population means there are fewer working-age people in the economy. This leads to a supply shortage of qualified workers, making it more difficult for businesses to fill in-demand roles.

- Rapidly declining birth rate:
Due to education and rising gender equality, women become more independent compared with traditional women. Hence, less women are willing to give birth to baby before accomplishing their achievements.

to address the above issue, we think ai which is a kind of technology that can help to cover the supply shortage issue.
In order to increase the birth rate, and thus alleviate the problem of aging population, test tube babies could also be a method.

- Increased social mobility
Since there are increasing number of people who emigrate to other European countries, mainly people that positioned higher in the social ladder. Hence, higher chance for other people to climb up the social ladder. Thus, there are more resources in the society if there are fewer people.

- Change life-style aspirations
The focus shifted from family to self accomplishment. Advanced technology could help people to achieve their greatness. For example, online education provides flexible schedule for people to learn, higher chance to suceed.

D9 - Wong Tin Ashley, Leung Hung Kuen, Yiu Wai Yi

2023-02-01 08:10:34 UTC

aging population - burdens to the medical system and lack of medical resources > AI caring robot to release the pressure on healthcare workers
declining birth rate - lack of workforce > fetus cultivation in a technological box
increased social mobility - reduce the wealth-poor gap > social media and technology brings opportunity to learn so people get access to the middle class or upper class more easily
change life-style aspiration - ppl persuade freedom (individualism) and not willing to have kids > advanced technology could increase connection between ppl (e.g. metaverse)

D3/D4

2023-02-01 08:11:01 UTC

1. Aging Population - Due to the increasing aging population and increased life expectancy, it causes a lack of labour force due to unemployment in their later years. In order to make up for that, there is a higher expectation for the younger generation to take up their roles. The scale of this issue is large, especially in more developed countries, due to better health care, environment, etc. In terms of technology, there could be greater advances in the medical sector, as well as automation. This could lead to greater healthcare however, on the other hand, with better automation, this could decrease the demand for labour. Technology can also be applied for resources such as food, artificial food can make up for the increased demand as well.

2. Rapidly Declining birth rate - One of the factors for this would be the aspiring lifestyles of the modern families, as to sustain an average family, it is required for both parents to work, this would cause problem for the children growing up due to lack of care. For parents that are struggling to make ends meet, this would be a burden.

3. Increased social mobility - Education is one of the most important factors in regards to social mobility, as usually having a higher education would lead to better futures. In regards to technology, people now have a higher accessibility to knowledge/education due to the use of the IOT.

4. Change life-style aspirations - For high rise high density cities, there would be a congregation of people of high income inequality, and naturally would lead to people comparing themselves against others. Especially when the use of social media is apparent in people's lifestyles. This would be a major problem as people would be stressed out and burn out trying to create the ideal lifestyle by becoming another person.

B5

2023-02-01 08:11:04 UTC

1. Ageing population
Being less technologically literate, senior citizens have lower competitiveness in the job market and therefore contribute less to the society. Technology helps them learn new skills and contribute to society
2. Decline of birth rate
This has more to do with the cost of housing and raising children as well as cultural influences and less with technology, so this is an aspect with which technology can help least.
3. Increased social mobility
We agreed that this is not a problem but an opportunity for those born in poorer families to get out of inter-generational poverty. Technology helps in the sense that it provides the less privileged kids with learning opportunities.
4. Change of lifestyle aspirations
Enormous expectations and social norms placed on young people, in addition to technology inspiring people to live more idealized lives, makes people want more freedom and space to grow their careers than ever instead of settling in more traditional familial roles.

C3/C4

2023-02-01 08:11:08 UTC

D5/D6

2023-02-01 08:11:27 UTC

Aging population
- lack of labour supply
- more resources, such as pension
- As technology further progresses, it can be implemented for usage of healthcare for disabilities, memory loss, physical weakening and so on

Rapidly Declining birth rate
- Problem is that some people may not want to have children either because they might sacrifice their careers or because of how cramped Hong Kong’s space is
- With technology, it may improve the housing problem so some problems for bearing a child maybe reduced.
- Also, improved childcare with technology may amplify this concept

Increased Social Mobility
- The problem with social mobility is that those who live on a lower income may be treated unequally to those who are higher in the hierarchy.
- With technology, online learningb education platforms may induce more learning opportunity to those who are unable to access education.
- Furthermore, new talents and abilities may be found thus increasing competition so that we know people are actually compatible with what they do

Change life-style aspirations
- The current problem right now is that this generation and past generations may have different views on careers and road to success
- With technology, gender equality may be further promoted and respected and on top of that, technology may also prove people that it is possible to make a living eith newer and more unique aspirations compared to those older generations

B3/B4

2023-02-01 08:11:53 UTC

Ageing population ( large scale )

+ve: better medical services/technology, higher life expectancy

-ve: heavier burden on public health system, less labour in society

Improves the healthcare system through technology eg X-ray machines, AI, remote patient monitoring, bioprinting etc

Rapidly declining birth rate ( large scale )

No labour in society, lower tax income for the government

AI may replace human labour in the future

Using technology to boost the attractiveness of giving birth eg test tube babies / designer babies

Increased social mobility ( small scale )

Widen income gap

Decreasing population as people might want to migrate to other countries

Increase accessing to education through technology eg smartphones, tablets, ebooks

Facilitates remote learning through online softwares eg Zoom, Google Meet and online learning platforms

Change life-style aspirations ( small scale )

Young people do not want to live with their old parents anymore, making it more difficult to buy a flat, increases housing prices

Providing tools for people to fulfil their life-style aspirations through technology

Introducing 3D printing houses

A7/8 - Ryan Chan, Julian Wan, Wilson Wu, Curtis Wong, Jeffery Chan

2023-02-01 08:12:20 UTC

Aging population: increasing demand in resources but not contributing to the economy, increase economic burden of the government in subsidies and health care. Technology can help by increasing the efficiency of taking care of them, relieving the burden of the working class (eg. their kids).
Rapidly declining birth rate: not enough productivity. Technology can help encourage in vitro fertilisation and additional testing for genetic diseases.
Increased social mobility: as more opportunities arise, there will be more people migrating to areas with higher social class such as from rural areas to places closer to the city. They become detached from their hometown. Technology can help create efficient transport connections in those rural areas and encourage online communication.
Changing lifestyle aspirations: people aspire higher living standards, they become more materialistic and create more waste. Technology can create sustainable energy and anti-pollution measures.

C5 - Alicia, Chee Zhe, Kah Yan

2023-02-01 08:13:56 UTC

1) Aging population
Problem: Use up more space and resources because they will develop more health problems.
Older population comes with a number of economic risks, including rising healthcare costs and a smaller global workforce.
Solution: build man-made island to create more space. Provide euthanasia as an option

2) Rapidly declining birth rate
Problem: lesser younger generation to work and support the city so the economy of the city will slow down
Solution: pre-allocate resources for younger generation so that it's not too expensive to have babies
launch a government program to subsidize the cost of raising a baby

3) Increased social mobility
Problem: the gap between rich and poor increases thus leading to more inequality
Solution: Increase education level to reduce the gap. Provide technology for less fortunate people so they can work online

4) Change life-style aspirations
Problem: People will have higher standard of living and waste more resources
Solution: Make life more convenient and sustainable for everyone so equality is higher

A3/A4

2023-02-01 08:14:18 UTC

1. Aging population (large scale): Robotic healthcare or online "brain games" to help elderly to stay mentally sharp.
2. Rapidly declining birth rate (large scale in developed countries): test tube baby, scientific and technological advances help lower fertility by stimulating the growth of the marginal cost of children and reducing the marginal benefit of children.
3. Social mobility (large): Technology offers more social mobility than other industries like medicine and law with more routes to enter the industry and lower costs for qualifications and skills
4. Changing lifestyle (small): technology has enhanced our lives for the better. The best part is that it is ever-evolving by facilitating more advanced features. For instance, we have come far from traditional audio calls to instant messaging and facetime

D7/D8 Kally Zhou, Ally Sze, Yasuto Wong, Wendy Dai, Benson Chan, Ray

yihengz0517 — 2023-02-01 08:19:38 UTC

1. Aging population:
P: Aging of population/labour/
S: Technology can be used to improve the delivery of health care services to the elderly, including remote monitoring of vital signs, telemedicine, and telehealth services.

2. Rapidly declining birth rate:
P： population decrease dramatically
S： Technology can provide access to educational resources, such as online courses, tutorials, and educational apps, allowing individuals to acquire new skills and knowledge, regardless of their location or financial situation.

3. Increased social mobility:
P：job competition/ limitation/ unequal opportunity/ gender biasis
S: Technology such as social media, video conferencing, and instant messaging can help the elderly stay connected with family and friends, reducing loneliness and isolation.
Technology provides individuals with access to a wealth of information and resources, which can help them to make informed decisions about their careers and personal development.

4. Change lifestyle aspirations:
P: people more force to have one type of life style
S: Technology has created new job opportunities, particularly in the tech industry, which may provide a pathway for individuals to increase their social and economic mobility.
Technology has made it possible for many workers to work remotely, increasing job opportunities and flexibility, especially for those living in areas with limited job prospects.

A9/A10

2023-02-01 08:28:20 UTC

Aging Population is a serious problem as the proportion of man-power decreases and more aged people are required to be take care. Due to the fewer labor force and the higher demand of services, its hard for market to provide enough products and run efficiently. In this case, Robot and AI can help with the repeative work, increase productivity, and release labor to more important role.

Rapidly declining birth rate is the factor of aging population. In the long term, it will facilitate aging problem. After the new born babies grown up, as the labor force in the city decline, and government need more capital for the medical services, people in future may needed to pay more tax. Test tube baby may be the one technology that can help with this problem.

Decreased of social mobility will polarization the income among citizen and form a more serious m-shaped society. As the hope for people to improve living quality decrease, they may be disappointed to the city and decided to mitigate to other cities. With the improvement of technology, people can learn more through internet and know more skills to increase employment competitiveness. Also, they can have more opportunity in the internet like promoting their product though social media.

Change life-style aspiration:
Problem: people pursue higher living quality and mental satifacation . They may prefer working opportunity instead of having a traditional family relationship.
Technology: more opportunity in internet, easy access to people having same target to fulfill their mental. Improved facilities satisfy their physical need.