The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) published this guidebook to provide policymakers and other key stakeholders in the region with a resource for the formulation of innovative solutions to address these demographic shifts and related health-care challenges. The focus of the guidebook is on applying information and communication technologies (ICTs) to enable equitable access to high-quality health-care services for older persons facing chronic diseases. It also aims to see how ICTs, can benefit older persons, given demographic, social and economic changes and the future of work in Asia and the Pacific, especially in the health-care sector.