• 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 the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.443-450
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• 2023

This study is a study to develop a guide for the increasing number of elderly people to use digital finance smoothly. Through previous studies, the definition of the elderly and digital finance was found out, and the elderly support system related to digital finance was reviewed. In the case of the digital financial support system for the elderly, the current status of overseas and domestic situations were compared to derive implications, and cases of senior-friendly digital guides implemented by overseas institutions and private companies in the technical aspect were presented. In order to develop the guide, cases of using digital finance by the elderly in Korea were reviewed through actual measurement, and inconveniences in use and needs for improvement were derived, and supplementary items necessary for the institutional guide for digital finance were presented. Research Results Based on previous studies and case studies and actual measurement results of the elderly, a total of 10 guidelines for digital financial apps for the elderly were presented based on the ISO standards for supporting the elderly. This study is meaningful in that it provided a guide for the smooth use of digital finance by the increasing number of seniors, and it seems necessary to improve the system and apply it to the financial market.

• Science of Emotion and Sensibility
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.581-596
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• 2010

The purposes of this study are to investigate and analyze the level of information and the state of digital divide of the disabled by surveying the demand for information and communication assistive devices, and to provide basic data for plans on the development and utilization of information and communication assistive devices. In order to understand the actual condition and the state of digital divide of persons with disabilities, the differences of possession and accessibility of information technology devices, usage ability, and utilization were analyzed according to the disability profile by using the T-test. The results show that there are significant differences (T=-2.510*) of possession and accessibility of information technology devices with respect to the disability profile, and that the disabled have lower possession and accessibility of devices than the non-disabled. Result of this study's demand forecast shows that about 28% of total respondents are currently using information and communication assistive devices, and a majority (67%) of them answered that the use of assistive devices lend great help to their lives. The proportion of those who have been supported by the government or related organizations with information and communication assistive devices were 36% of the total respondents, and those satisfied with the performance of the devices were 46% of the total responses. Meanwhile, only 36% of total users answered that the operation and use of functions of the devices was easy and convenient, responding that the difficulty of operating assistive devices was the greatest inconvenience. Moreover, the general requests of respondents in regards to the devices were stabilization of device performance, miniaturization of size, simplification of buttons, and reduction of weight.