W10: How to reduce the digital divide?

 

∎ How to reduce the digital divide?


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The digital divide exists both within and outside countries. First of all, I want to talk about the digital divide within the country. South Korea enacted a law on narrowing the digital divide in 2001. It guarantees free access to information and use of information and communication networks for people who are unable to use information and communication services necessary for life for various reasons such as economic, regional, physical, etc. The government provides education that can support information and communication. And They offer device for free or paid. In addition, there are many free public Wi-Fi installations. However, with the advent of the Corona non-contact era, the digital divide of the elderly is widening. In particular, they often have difficulty ordering kiosks and cannot use the facilities. Therefore, efforts should be made to write down the 'take out'(포장) in Korean or grow font size so that the elderly can easily use it.


2.

Then how can the digital divide outside the country be narrowed? We are also showing an digital divide between countries. In these situations, there are realistically difficulties in supporting other countries at the national level to narrow the digital divide. In Korea, the World Friends ICT Volunteer Group exists to bridge the digital divide between countries. So far, it has layed out a cumulative 8,131 people to 74 countries. They teach IT such as office and programming language, or conduct IT projects such as homepage production and mobile app production.


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Is 'volunteer work' all we can do to narrow the digital divide between countries?



Comments

  1. Yerin LeeMay 8, 2021 at 7:16 PM

    I think volunteering itself is a one-way action. Of course, psychological exchanges between volunteers and volunteers are interactive, but there's a strong sense of information or help, right? But as you all know, one-way things don't seem to be that effective. So I think I need space and time to experience and learn 'slowly' rather than volunteering.

    For example, my mom knows how to play kiosk, but she's a little slow. But I think you got used to it because you kept trying it. As the memory of behavior accumulates, the ability to use information increases. I mean, at the end of the day, all we have to do is experience, experience space... Well, even if the elderly are a bit slow, I think it's an attitude that we can teach and wait for them.

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