This thesis interrogates discourses on older adults and digital technologies in European Union (EU) policy and explores discursive interactions between EU policy on ageing and digitalisation, and viewpoints of older people and caregivers towards digital technologies. Using Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), specifically Fairclough’s Three-Dimensional Framework, the research explores textual features of written policy and scholarly texts, and their effects on discourse and socio-cultural practices. To facilitate comparison of institutional discourses with those of older adults and caregivers as key stakeholders, who frequently experience exclusion from policymaking on ageing and digitalisation, three literature corpuses were identified: EurLex policy documents (35 texts, 3315 pages); ProQuest Central (53 journal articles, 869 pages); ProQuest ASSIA (21 journal articles, 241 pages). Publications were restricted to the years 2012-2022. The analysis uncovered discursive diversity between the corpora. Although EU policy discusses older adults through narratives imbued by economic and market imperatives, themes of social inclusion, agency, active ageing and ambient assisted living supported by digitalisation are strengthening, albeit with discernible emphasis on socio-economic productivism. Stakeholders emphasise inclusion, autonomy and agency, alongside participation in policymaking and digital development. While inter-corpora convergence regarding inclusion and non-discrimination exists, EU discourses integrate productivism and youth-centric priorities. This misalignment indicates that older people’s interests are likely of secondary importance in contemporary policy. This thesis advocates for comprehensive participatory mechanisms in policymaking for carers and older people to make decisions ‘about themselves, by themselves’. It cautions against potential further discrimination through policy designs emphasising productivism and encourages a human rights approach instead. By highlighting discursive disjointedness between institutional and stakeholder narratives, this research constitutes an original interdisciplinary approach to CDA on ageing and digitalisation narratives in EU policy and stakeholder discourses.