ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2023
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. 44,000+ student leaders from 3,300+ campuses across 170+ nations applied to join the Class of 2023. 260+ campuses worldwide (just 9%) in 38 countries were selected to host 4,000+ Millennium Fellows for the Class of 2023.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT WANLIN BAI, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2023.
Duke Kunshan University | Kunshan, China | Advancing SDG 9 & UNAI 3 | Emerging Technologist
Millennium Fellowship Project: Connecting Seniors to the Digital World
My project aims to address the inequalities in the use of online services that are caused by the lack of digital literacy among elderly individuals. With the widespread use of smartphones, digital services in public places are increasingly being used instead of manual methods, such as using online tickets booking, electronic payments, home delivery, and digital IDs. However, there is a mismatch between the speed at which elderly people adapt to new digital technology and the speed of China's technological change. Therefore, by focusing on this issue, this project aims to teach basic digital skills to the elderly in the local community and enable them to enjoy the convenience of the internet equally.
About the Millennium Fellow
Wanlin Bai is a sophomore at Duke Kunshan University majoring in economics. Born and raised in Shandong, China, Wanlin is passionate about poverty alleviation and rural development. Through her project, she hopes to increase the smartphone penetration rate among the local elderly. Wanlin holds the distinction of being a Difference Maker and would dedicate her efforts to changing the local community in the future.
