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Research on the Current Situation of ICT Using and Learning among the Elderly in Urban China

중국 도시 노인의 ICT 이용 및 학습실태에 관한 연구

  • Li, Yue-Yi (Department of Smart Experience Design, TED, Kookmin University) ;
  • Pan, Young-Hwan (Department of Smart Experience Design, TED, Kookmin University)
  • 이월의 (국민대학교 테크노디자인전문대학원 스마트경험디자인학과) ;
  • 반영환 (국민대학교 테크노디자인전문대학원 스마트경험디자인학과)
  • Received : 2021.04.22
  • Accepted : 2021.06.20
  • Published : 2021.06.28
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Abstract

Population aging is an inevitable problem in our society nowadays, and the current aging trend in Asia is prominent and the number of elderly people is huge, among which the World Health Organization predicts that by 2050, 35% of China's population will be over 60 years old, making it the most serious aging country in the world. According to actual reports and surveys, there is a clear digital divide between a large proportion of the elderly and ICT technology, which has had a negative impact on the quality of life and mentality of the elderly living in cities due to the rapid development of technology and the dramatic changes that have occurred in urban life in recent years. The author chose Chinese urban elderly as the main research topic, the research method through the collation of existing literature and information combined with the actual data research, narrative collation of the current situation of ICT use among the Chinese urban elderly and the causes of the difficulties, summarize the ability of the Chinese urban elderly as the representative of the elderly users to master and learn ICT. The study concluded that the needs of the elderly for ICT are multi-layered and there is a gradation in the ability of the elderly users to master various ICT services, so that the elderly can better use and enjoy ICT services and provide teaching and services in a hierarchical and targeted manner can be the next research direction.

인구 고령화는 요즘 우리 사회에서 피할 수 없는 문제인데, 현재 아시아의 고령화 추세가 두드러지고 고령인구도 어마어마한데, 이 가운데 2050년이 되면 중국 인구의 35%가 60세 이상이 돼 세계에서 가장 심각한 고령화 국가가 될 것으로 세계보건기구(WHO)는 내다보고 있다. 실제 보도와 조사에 따르면 최근 도시 생활에 급격한 기술 발달과 극적인 변화로 도시 거주 노인의 삶의 질과 정신에 부정적인 영향을 끼친 고령자와 ICT기술의 비중이 큰 디지털 격차가 뚜렷하다. 저자는 중국 도시노인을 주요 연구 대상으로 삼았으며, 기존 문헌과 정보의 수집과 실제 데이터 연구를 통한 연구 방법, 중국 도시노인의 ICT 이용 실태에 대한 서술적 수집 및 어려움의 원인을 정리하였다. ICT를 마스터하고 학습하기 위한 노인 사용자 대표로서 도시 노인이라는 것을 알 수 있다. 이번 연구는 고령자의 ICT 수요는 다층화돼 있고 다양한 ICT 서비스를 숙달할 수 있는 노인 이용자의 능력도 세분화돼 있어 고령자가 ICT 서비스를 보다 잘 이용하고 즐길 수 있고 계층적이고 목표적인 방식으로 교사와 서비스를 제공할 수 있는 것이 다음 연구 방향이 될 수 있다고 결론지었다.

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