• The Journal of The Korea Institute of Intelligent Transport Systems
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.145-166
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• 2023

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has led to a widespread shift towards non-face-to-face/uncrewed services in various sectors of society. Despite this, research on the digital divide has focused predominantly on analyzing various factors, with the notable absence of studies addressing the digital divide. Therefore, study examined the current digital divide in the transportation sector through a survey-based approach. First, a nationwide survey was conducted among adult men and women to assess their digital device usage. Vulnerable groups sesceptible to digital disparities were identified based on factors such as age, education, and income. Second, comparative analysis was conducted to examine the usage patterns of mobile applications related to the transportation sector among the vulnerable and non-vulnerable groups using chi-squared test. These findings suggest that the vulnerable group exhibited lower awareness and preference for mobile applications, a significantly lower frequency of application usage than the non-vulnerable group. Finally, a comparison of the proficiency in utilizing transportation sector mobile applications was conducted, showing that the vulnerable group demonstrated a significantly lower level of proficiency across all aspects of application usage procedures compared to the non-vulnerable group. These survey results provide a valuable foundation for future policy formulation to reduce the digital divide in the transportation sector. By highlighting the current state of digital disparities, the research contributes to developing evidence-based strategies to enhance inclusivity and equal access to digital services in tjwtransportation.

• Annual Conference of KIPS
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• 2021.11a
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• pp.1253-1256
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• 2021

떠오르는 ESG 펀드(ETF·ELF)에 투자하는 서비스로 행동하는 소비자가 적극적인 ESG 펀드 기업의 사회적 변화를 주도록 변화를 만들어갈 수 있도록 핀테크와 ESG 플랫폼 통합서비스를 제시한다. 행동하는 소비자들은 증권사가 투자/운용하는 ESG 펀드(ETF·ELF)에 투자하고, 증권사는 발생하는 이익 일부를 사회 취약계층에 기부하여 사회적 책임을 다하는 기업으로 이미지 제고와 증권사 고객 증가, 펀드 자금 증가, 투자받는 기업들은 ESG 경영을 위한 자금 확보를 통해, 소비자와 증권사 그리고 ESG 경영 기업으로 이루어진 선한 영향력의 사이클을 선순환하는 비즈니스 모델과 아키텍쳐를 제시한다.

• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.25 no.6
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• pp.121-130
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• 2021

Recently, the need for new approaches and recognition of safety and maintenance has been raised for small vulnerable facilities in Korea due to the acceleration of aging facilities, various safety accidents, and increased frequency of use. In particular, small vulnerable facilities(SVF), including most social welfare facilities, are facilities used by many of the vulnerable groups, and safety management is very important. Therefore, this study investigated various statuses based on safety inspection results (31,114 cases) conducted over the past 13 years (2008-2020) for small vulnerable facilities in Korea, and evaluated the characteristics of each field and safety and maintenance performance level. This aims to present policy directions for strengthening safety management of facilities for the vulnerable by using basic data such as improvement of safety standards and maintenance strategies for small vulnerable facilities in Korea in the future.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.29-38
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• 2012

As smart convergence occurs, solving the digital divide issue for weak layers such as the elderly, handicapped and poor groups is becoming an emerging issue. This study aims to promote information service to encourage active participation of the weak layers and to bridge the digital divide among those under the digital switchover and the smart phone convergence environments. This study, comparing the environments of Korea and other major countries with respect to digital divide, found some differences and tried to suggest proper policies for Korea to remain as a leading IT country. We expect this study to help the government, industries, schools cope with the divide issues and establish proper policies to provide weak layers with equal opportunities to IT in the coming smart convergence era.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.15 no.12
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• pp.560-571
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• 2015

This study aims to examine primary determinant for medical expenditure depending on different age and income brackets. The age and income brackets are simultaneously taken into account for a forming of structural models, and GARCH methodology is utilized in analyzing the model. Empirical evidence reveals that no matter how general medical care system is appropriately operated, medical expenditure is vulnerable in taking care of potential socially-disadvantaged class and the group of catastrophic medical expenditure as long as the age and income brackets concern, simultaneously. It signifies that more elaborately designed medical-related policy seems to be established to improve its effectiveness. On the contrary, ageing society is comparatively well-treated by public health law and act on long-term care insurance for the aged.

• Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.229-242
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• 2024

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to explore and analyze experiences with home-visiting oral health education in vulnerable populations and to provide foundational data necessary for the development of preventive strategies for oral health promotion among these patients. Methods: Using a phenomenological research, in-depth interviews were conducted between August 29 and October 31, 2023 with 20 vulnerable individuals participating in the Home Visit Oral Health Education Program under the Gwangju+ Gwangsan Integrated Care Service project spearheaded by the Gwangju Medical Welfare Cooperative. Results: After analyzing the contents of the participants' experiences, 130 meaningful words and 14 subcategories were identified and categorized into five major themes. Participants expressed discomfort when chewing or swallowing food and felt burdened by visits to the dentist. Although they experienced considerable loneliness because they spent a significant amount of time alone, they enjoyed communicating through visitation care and expressed gratitude for receiving oral health education. Conclusions: Oral health education through home visits cam increase awareness of oral health management among vulnerable populations and serve as an important means of improving their quality of life.

• Korean Journal of Social Welfare Studies
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• no.37
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• pp.35-62
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• 2008

This study starts form the inequity of the spatial accessibility in social services. This study has purpose to descript and analyze the spatial accessibility of social service agencies. While analysing the spatial accessibility, this paper uses comparative method of distance and space-time measures. The results of research are as follows; It needs (1) to enhance the spatial accessibility of the aged and the disabled. (2) to facilitate the spatial accessibility of marginal area or community like rural community. (3) to recognize utilities of distance and space-time measures in the spatial accessibility.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Disaster Information Conference
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• 2022.10a
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• pp.217-218
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• 2022

본 논문에서는 재난 시 보다 안전한 생활을 할 수 있을 것인가에 관심을 가지고 있다. 재난을 당하기 전에 재난에 대해 미리알고 몸으로 체득하는 다양한 형태의 안전교육이 활성화 되고 다양한 프로그램이 개발되어 모든 사람이 동일하고 신속한 대처를 통해 피해를 최소한으로 줄일 수 있는 방법의 모델을 찾아 보고 안전 취약계층인 어린이, 장애인, 노인세대에 대한 안전교육이 강화되어야 하고 또한 주민들이 자발적인 교육을 통해 실질적인 재난 상황에 대처할 수 있는 다양한 교육 내용도 개발하고 다양한 계층별 교육 프로그램도 개발이 이루어져야 한다. 전문화된 안전교육 인원의 확보 전략과 전문인력의 적재적소에 배치될 수 있도록 활용계획 등 내실 있고 효과적인 프로그램도 가져야 한다. 특히 재난에 대처하는 안전문화로 발전은 지역사회 시민, 지방자치단체, NGO, 기업 등이 다양한 행동 주체로 의사 결정을 공유하고 상호조정과 협력하는 형태의 장기적인 네트워크를 지속적으로 구축을 통해 안전문화가 정착할 수 있는 토대를 마련할 수 있다.

• 재활복지
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.31-54
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• 2016

The purpose of this study is to explore the improvement method of the emergency safety system as a social protection scheme for the elderly living alone with severe disabilities. The study was conducted by randomly choosing three regions in the metropolitan area (Jongno-gu, Seoul), the small-medium city (Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do) and the rural area (Geochang-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do) among 17 cities and counties nationwide. The study method is based on the interview form of the structured questionnaires with city officials, county officials, and center operators. According to the results of the interview analysis, it was recognized that there was a need for an emergency safety system for the elderly living alone with severe disabilities. In spite of this necessity, there were problems about publicity for the discovery of victims of the blind spot in welfare, about inconvenience due to frequent malfunctions of the emergency equipment, about insufficient awareness of the security of the emergency officials and about supply and demand of manpower for 24-hour monitoring service. In order to improve the effective operation of the emergency safety system, it was the most urgent issue to formulate the legislation for responding to the crisis management of the vulnerable. A suggestion of this study is to build a safety system in which one-stop service is provided for the realization of compact welfare through the establishment of a MOU for linkage with community organizations, the full inspection of emergency equipment to solve safety equipment malfunction problems and the manpower supplement for 24-hour monitoring.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Rural Architecture
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.17-24
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• 2013

Rural community in Korea being changed to aging community, declining population and income loss by the industrialization and the urbanization. The weak class in rural is confronted with more poorly environment. So it is needed to check the quality of the weak class's house in rural. Basically proposes of this paper is to find ways about rural housing improving and the vitality of rural community. This paper contents rural housing problems through the paper review and house repair characteristics for the weak class. Data for statics analysis were obtained from house repair support program for the weak class in Jeonnam province from 2011 to 2012. The results of this paper are as follow: First, house repair items ranking for the weak class in rural was insulation & heating, toilet, structure, indoor environment, electricity, outside and kitchen & waterproof. This result was reflected that weak class's energy bills is high ratio compared with income. Second, health facilities were improved for the socially disadvantaged's convenience in considering that most of weak class is a senior. Last, most of houses for weak class in rural are old clay wall and block wall. So these houses are reinforced the wall for structural safety.