Even within the elderly group, the actual use of digital devices varies greatly depending on the individual. According to the NHRCK's human rights status survey, depending on several factors, there are elderlies who find it not difficult to use digital devices and actively use them, while others find it difficult to use digital devices. For example, the experience of using digital devices before retirement, whether the ability to use digital devices is required in various social activities (such as writing documents using a computer at church or holding a meeting using Zoom), and the degree of assistance in using digital devices from those around you seem to affect the ability to use them. On the other hand, the digital environment and level of the elderlies in rural areas clearly showed the characteristics of the digital divide compared to the elderly group in the city. Although the percentage of people who own a smartphone is very high, most of them do not have Wi-Fi, which is needed to access the Internet. Also, almost no interviewees were able to access and use the Internet in general, including bus time information, e-commerce, and banking. This can be seen as a result of many factors, including education, age, and lack of social, economic, and cultural capital for the elderlies in rural areas. In Jan. 2021, the ‘Digital Inclusion Act,’ which aims to promote policies to resolve and prevent the digital divide,352) was proposed in the National Assembly and is pending. The 6th Basic Plans for National Informatization (2018-2022) proposes strengthening education as a policy to bridge the digital divide for the digitally underprivileged, and in practice, the leading digital education for the elderly is educational program conducted by the local welfare centers. However, the limitations are lack of equipment that can train a small number of people and conduct training, such as a kiosk for experience,353) a kiosk education app was created because it is realistically difficult to visit the kiosk experience center and receive education and obtain experience,354) and even though they received training on how to use digital devices, they do not have enough opportunities to practice what they learned, and in many cases, it does not lead to an increase in their ability to use digital devices.355) 352) According to the reason for the bill proposal, the content on the digital divide is relatively passive in the current ‘Framework Act on Intelligent Informatization,’ which mainly regulates matters related to the promotion of the development and spread of intelligent information technologies and intelligent information services, and therefore, a separate legislation is required. 353) Chungcheong Today, Is the Digital Divide for Seniors, Right?, Sep. 5, 2022. 354) E-Korea News, What do you think about installing Kiosk at Senior Centers?, Jun. 17, 2022. 151

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