IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/gam/jijerp/v17y2020i11p3917-d365819.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

A Study on the Current Status and Improvement of the Digital Divide among Older People in Korea

Author

Listed:
  • Woochun Jun

    (Dept. of Computer Education, Seoul National University of Education, Seoul 06639, Korea)

Abstract

In today’s knowledge- and information-based society, information literacy and information utilization skills are indicators of one’s competitiveness, and play a very important role in various fields (e.g., in one’s career, hobbies, as well as in daily life). In particular, information literacy and information utilization skills in older people are becoming essential for them to lead affluent lives. Moreover, information and communication technology is essential form of technology that can allow the elderly to ask for help in cases of emergency, as well as in daily life. Meanwhile, according to a recent Korean national statistical index, the digital divide among older people is more serious than that of the general public. The purpose of this paper is to statistically show that the digital divide among older people is more serious than other information-weak groups, as well as the general public. In addition, the purpose of this study is to identify the priorities that affect the digital divide among the three elements of the digital divide (digital access, digital capacity, and digital utilization) for older people. Based on that, we propose a variety of ways to solve the digital divide for older people. This study is expected to be widely used in future research and policies as a basis for solving the digital divide among older people.

Suggested Citation

  • Woochun Jun, 2020. "A Study on the Current Status and Improvement of the Digital Divide among Older People in Korea," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(11), pages 1-13, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:11:p:3917-:d:365819
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/11/3917/pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/11/3917/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Yu Song & Chenfei Qian & Susan Pickard, 2021. "Age-Related Digital Divide during the COVID-19 Pandemic in China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(21), pages 1-13, October.
    2. Ying Wang & Peiwen Luo, 2022. "Exploring the Needs of Elderly Care in China from Family Caregivers’ Perspective via Machine Learning Approaches," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(19), pages 1-14, September.
    3. Woochun Jun, 2021. "A Study on Cause Analysis of Digital Divide among Older People in Korea," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(16), pages 1-13, August.
    4. Wenjia Li & Shengwei Shen & Jidong Yang & Qinghe Tang, 2021. "Internet-Based Medical Service Use and Eudaimonic Well-Being of Urban Older Adults: A Peer Support and Technology Acceptance Model," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(22), pages 1-16, November.
    5. Hao Cheng & Keyi Lyu & Jiacheng Li & Hoiyan Shiu, 2021. "Bridging the Digital Divide for Rural Older Adults by Family Intergenerational Learning: A Classroom Case in a Rural Primary School in China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(1), pages 1-16, December.
    6. Seong Kyu Ha & Hey Sig Lee & Hae Yean Park, 2021. "Twelve Smartphone Applications for Health Management of Older Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(19), pages 1-13, September.
    7. Andréa Gomes Martins Gaspar & Luís Velez Lapão, 2022. "A Digital Health Service for Elderly People with Balance Disorders and Risk of Falling: A Design Science Approach," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(3), pages 1-17, February.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:11:p:3917-:d:365819. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: MDPI Indexing Manager (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.mdpi.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.