• Broadcasting and Media Magazine
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.64-73
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• 2009

• Informatization Policy
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.103-137
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• 2011

The digital divide (DD) has been recognized as one of the most serious social and public policy issues to emerge from the rapid growth of computing facility, particularly in regard to Internet capabilities, over the past decade. In order to identify DD research trends and contributions, this research has adopted a bibliometric approach to quantitatively assess the research trends of the DD and also utilized information from related literature in the EV2 database from 2000 to 2011. The results show that the most frequently documented type of publications are journal articles, making up 55.2% of the total database of literature. English is the primary language (96.7%), and USA researchers have made the largest contribution (17.0%) to DD literature. Tokai University (Japan), Tilburg University (Netherlands), and Arizona State University (USA) rank as the top three author affiliations. Information technology, the Internet, and economic and social effects are the three top key words that appear in the related DD literature. The results also revealed various regional evidence, main topics, perspectives, frameworks, and solutions that were introduced in DD publications.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2023.07a
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• pp.631-633
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• 2023

본 논문에서는 빅데이터의 활용이 확산되는 현대 사회에서 빅데이터의 수집, 관리, 이용 등에서 나타날 수 있는 문제를 확인하고 그 문제에 대한 기존의 대응 방법과 보완점을 시사한다. 빅데이터의 위험성은 개인 정보유출, 디지털 디바이드, 편향성과 신뢰성, 의존성과 통제 가능성 등이 있다. 해당 문제는 빅데이터의 보편화가 가중될수록 큰 규모의 사회적 문제로 대두될 가능성이 높다. 이를 보완하기 위한 대응 방법을 크게 기술적 대응, 법적 대응, 사회적 대응으로 나누어 알아보고 각 부분의 취약점을 분석하여 개선의 방향을 제시한다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Society for Simulation Conference
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• 2001.05a
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• pp.54-54
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• 2001

인터넷으로 비롯된 신경제의 큰 특징중의 하나는 계층간의 격차 (Digital Divide)이다. 이러한 계층간의 격차는 인터넷의 특성인 Winner-takes-all 현상에 의해 일어나며 이는 확률적으로 Nonlinear Polya Game을 따르는 것으로 알려져 있다. 본 논문에서는 다양한 가정하에서 Nonlinear Polya Game의 행태를 분석해 보고 Digital Divide를 최소화시키거나 제거할 수 있는 방안을 모색해 보고자 한다. 또한 이러한 분석의 경제적이고 정책적인 의미를 제시해 보고자 한다.

• Electronics and Telecommunications Trends
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• v.22 no.3 s.105
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• pp.174-186
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• 2007

본 연구는 미국의 지방자치적 브로드밴드 사업동향을 통해 바람직한 u-City 사업의 추진에 필요한 접근방향을 살펴보고자 하였다. 즉, 미국의 추진사례를 바탕으로 우리나라에서 브로드밴드 사업 추진시 사업운영모델을 만들거나 국내 u-City에서의 적용 가능한 비즈니스 모델에 대한 시사점을 도출하고자 하는 것이다. 미국의 사례를 통해 국내u-City에 고려할 수 있는 부분으로서 민관합작(Pirvate-Public Partnership) 모형에대한 부분을 들 수 있다. 미국의 PPP 모형을 통해 지방정부는 고액의 유지보수 비용문제와 사고발생시 책임소재 문제를 해결할 수 있는 길을 마련하였다. 또한, 거주민에게는 경쟁을 통한 저렴한 가격으로 서비스를 제공하고, 저소득층과 불리한 여건의 거주자들에게 혜택을 제공함으로써 디지털 디바이드 문제를 줄일 수 있었다. 제도적인 면에서 한국과 미국이 브로드밴드 정책에 있어서 차이를 나타내고 있지만, 정책의 변화로 인해 국내에서도 지방자치적 브로드밴드 문제가 논의될 것에 대비하여 준비할 필요는 있을 것이다. 또한, 향후 직면할 문제점들을 사전에 예방하고 대비하는 데 도움이 되었으면 한다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2014.10a
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• pp.871-874
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• 2014

Promoting nationwide informatization by means of personal computer and wired Internet since the mid-1990s, the Republic of Korea has systematically dealt with the digital divide of older adults which has been lessened year by year. However, since the introduction of smartphone in Korea in 2009, the smartphone digital divide of older adults has been serious again. Therefore, this research will focus on the present situation and problems of smartphone digital divide of over-65 years old people and will suggest the proper policy solutions such as the enforcement of policy infrastructure, the expansion of smartphone education, the development of UI and contents, and the expansion of silver fare system and silver smartphone.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.21 no.10
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• pp.227-239
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• 2021

The transition into a digital society has been accelerated in many aspects of our everyday social activities, and thereby, the unmanned order and payment system via kiosk has already has been seen commonly throughout the social community. Yet, the majority of the mid-to-elderly population have been experiencing difficulties utilizing this newly emerged unmanned system, resulting in the emergence of digital alienation among those age groups. In regard to this phenomenon, this study is intended to explore ways to improve the digital divide concerning the issues related to the unmanned order payment kiosks. In this process, the study involved close examination of various research perspectives on improving the digital divide and proceeded with the focus on both empirical and literature research on providing education on kiosk utilization. In addition, the study identified the limitations to the current kiosk education and proposed improved kiosk-education software UX that may help curtail the limitations. Through this, one was able to identify areas in which the efficacy of the education applied in kiosk usage and derived new measures that could improve the system. One anticipates having the results of this study put to use as research materials on educational service development to expand the opportunities of kiosk education for those mid-to-elderly age groups who experience a day-to-day digital alienation.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.39 no.1
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• pp.147-166
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• 2005

The purpose of this study is to redefine the concept and scope of universal service and to develop universal service policy of South Korea for Korean reunification. The basic assumption of this study is that well developed universal service may contribute to the eventual reunification by ensuring equal access to information resources for the two peoples. The theoretical foundation of this study includes social capital and diffusion of innovations theory. This study uses policy analysis as both data collection and data analysis, more specifically qualitative policy analysis with triangulation for improving credibility. Data for the analysis were collected through legislation, other policy documents, and major agreements between North and South Korea related to informatization and unification. This study, identified the major characteristics of universal service and explored the current universal service in South Korea by analyzing major poicy instruments of South Korea. In addition, this study presented a great possibility of cooperating in telecommunication policy and telecommunication infrastructure. Consequently, this study proposed policy recommendations in five areas: 1) redefining the scope of universal service, 2) developing a unified telecommunication infrastructure, 3) developing policy instruments, 4) restructuring government organizations, and 5) creating a participatory universal service model for Korean reunification.