• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.41 no.4
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• pp.29-48
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• 2007

In these days. we can draw many benefits from information and information technology but some side effects threatening information society have arisen. This study aims to examine information divide and internet addiction as dysfunction of information society, Until now. public libraries have little to do with these serious problems So this study suggests new roles of public libraries to tackle information divide and internet addiction.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.42 no.2
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• pp.309-325
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• 2008

The purpose of this study is to identify the concept and current status of resolving the gap in knowledge and information provided as a new role of public libraries. We have examined what kind of role public libraries has to play, and have analyzed the relationship of financial independence of public libraries and local autonomous entities, the use of public libraries and the social class vulnerable to knowledge and information by utilizing existing statistical data. Through this, We have presented a basic point in question needed in searching for a way to strengthen the role of public libraries in resolving the gap in knowledge and information..

• 한국정보교육학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2010.01a
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• pp.181-185
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• 2010

본 연구는 시 청각 장애인의 정보격차 및 정보 불평등 문제를 해소하기 위해 장애인 정보화 교육의 문제점을 살펴보고 개선 방향을 제시함으로써 향후 장애인 정보화 교육이 보다 효율적으로 시행될 수 있도록 하는데 그 목적이 있다. 시 청각 장애인에게 정보 격차 해소를 위한 교육은 지속적으로 시행되고 있으나 정보화가 진행될수록 신체적 결함으로 인한 정보소외는 존재할 수밖에 없다. 이런 문제점을 극복하기 위해서는 첫째, 시 청각 장애인에게 정보화 교육 기회를 확대해야 한다. 둘째, 장애 특성을 고려하여 개별화 교육을 실현할 수 있도록 정보화 교육과정 및 교수법 개발을 개발해야 한다. 셋째, 교육과정의 정기적인 지도 점검이 요구된다. 넷째, 보조공학 기기 및 S/W에 대한 지원 및 개발을 강화해야 한다. 마지막으로 시 청각 장애인 정보화 교육 과정의 표준화 작업이 매우 시급한 실정이다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
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• v.30 no.2
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• pp.169-188
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• 2013

In spite of various efforts to resolve digital divide of people with disabilities, it still has a long way to go because there lack of identifying information needs of people with disabilities and potential users including their family and the related, and integrated information channels such as a portal, and so on. In this context, this study aims at analyzing the users' unique information behavior and evaluating usability of domestic web information services for people with disabilities which are currently serviced. Increasingly, we suggest new functional requirements of building a library portal for people with disabilities.

• Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.57-80
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• 2009

The numbers of population, areas, possessions, employees, operational budget, users, and circulated books in Korea Library Yearbook were collected for the purpose of analyzing the status of information disparity through libraries among four large regional groups in Korea in this paper. They were the main indicators of four types of libraries such as public, academic, special, and school ones. The collected data were classified into four regional groups, and were analyzed by using the comparisons of means such as t-test and ANOVA, and correlation coefficient if there is any significant differences among them or not.

• Digital Contents
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• no.7 s.134
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• pp.80-84
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• 2004

올해 정보문화의 달은‘함께하는 디지털 세상’이라는 주제에서 나타나듯이 정보화 격차 해소와 올바른 인터넷 이용에 초점을 맞췄다. 한국정보문화진흥원은 6월 한 달을 인터넷 이용률의 증대에도 불구하고 여전히 정보화에서 소외된 계층과 날로 확산되는 인터넷 유해 정보에 대처하기 위한 대국민 홍보의 장으로 적극 활용했다. 이와 함께 정부 산하기관, 체신청, IT 관련기업, 정보나눔실천운동본부, 정보보호실천협의회 등 관련 단체와 시민단체도 총 출동해 범국민적 건전 정보문화 확산에 앞장섰다. 17회 정보문화의 달을 맞아 6월 한달 동안 펼쳐진 주요 행사를 소개한다.

• Journal of KIISE
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• v.42 no.10
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• pp.1207-1221
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• 2015

This research was conducted both to analyze the determining factors of and to suggest resolution methods for the smart divide of adults over 65 years of age in the rapidly aging society of the 2000s and the smart society of the 2010s following the information society of the 1990s. The research model based on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) includes 6 determining factors derived from existing studies: Self Efficacy, Training, Accessibility, Playfulness, Cost Rationality, and Policy Support. Research data were collected through a survey given to a total of 243 older adults in 14 Senior Welfare Centers nationwide, and research hypotheses were verified by structural equation model (SEM) analysis. The results of this research that gives priority to the order of Political Support, Playfulness, Self Efficacy, Accessibility, Cost Rationality, and Training can be used to develop various resolution methods for the smart divide of adults over 65 years of age.

• Informatization Policy
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.84-105
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• 2020

This paper is designed to deal with the gaps and differences between the two Koreas, which have gradually increased since the Korean War. The purpose of this study, in particular, is to assess the digital and AI gap between the two parts of the peninsula in the emerging 4^th industrial revolution era that is rapidly innovating the industrial structures, and to present a cooperation plan for the realization of a peace economy and economic prosperity of the Korean Peninsula in the future. In this study, policy alternatives for assessing and bridging the digital gap between South and North were drawn using the comprehensive policy (model) for closing the digital divide, which was one of Korea's past informatization policies. The derived alternatives are meaningful in that they can spark discussions for building the AI-driven society that realizes the integrated economy of the two Koreas complying with the future industrial structure.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.38B no.3
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• pp.180-189
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• 2013

The objective of this paper is to analyze the profitability of expanding the high-speed internet network and provide the strategy and policy for the government and telecommunication providers to fill the information gaps in rural areas. First, we analyzed the situation where the accessibility of high-speed internet networks is deficient and reasons why it is slow to build the communication network infrastructure in the remote agricultural and fishing areas. Then economic analysis was performed to find out how much it cost to make it possible for every village of rural areas to access the high-speed internet network as well as sensitivity analysis.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.15 no.11
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• pp.1-8
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• 2017

Depending on the degree of access to information, social inequalities, especially economic inequalities, can increase. The information gap can lead to an income disparity, leading to an economic disparity. Recently, as we have evolved into a smart environment, our society is in a more complex situation in the digital divide. In the smart environment, unlike the wired Internet based environment based on the existing PC, various media services that are not tied to the transmission means are emerging and the information gap in the smart environment is causing even more serious problems. The purpose of this study is to analyze the correlation between the informatization level and income of the Korean people based on the information gap index and the results of surveys conducted on the general public in Korea. If there is a difference in the level of income depending on the level of access, utilization, and utilization of information by the Korean people, a new approach or change is needed in the policy or strategy for resolving the digital divide of the Korean government.In particular, it should be accompanied by the consideration and concern for the information alienated group and efforts for the continuous support for the solution of the digital divide. The results show that the correlation between the informatization level of the Korean people and the household income is statistically significant (+). In addition, the correlation coefficient trend is positive, suggesting that the government needs various informatization policies to increase the informatization level of the general public in Korea.