Ulju-gun to Pilot 100 Smart Senior Centers Next Year... Facility Management Corporation, Korean Senior Citizens Association Branch, and KT Ulsan Branch Sign MOU
[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] Ulsan Ulju-gun will establish ‘Smart Senior Centers’ in 100 local senior centers starting early next year and begin pilot operations.
On the 21st, Ulju-gun signed a business agreement at the county office governor’s office with Ulju-gun Facilities Management Corporation, the Ulju-gun branch of the Korea Senior Citizens Association, and KT Ulsan branch to build Smart Senior Centers.
The Smart Senior Centers project was initiated to create small welfare centers for elderly residents who find it difficult to visit cultural facilities such as welfare centers due to the long distances characteristic of the region, and to enhance the digital convenience of senior centers to address the digital cultural exclusion of the elderly.
Smart infrastructure such as IPTV and a dedicated Ulju-gun channel will be installed in existing senior centers to provide various leisure welfare and health programs operated by related institutions like welfare centers.
According to the agreement, ▲ Ulju-gun will promote the project including establishing the basic plan for the Smart Senior Centers construction project ▲ Ulju-gun Facilities Management Corporation will film and edit senior welfare center programs ▲ Korea Senior Citizens Association Ulju-gun branch will select and cooperate in operating the Smart Senior Centers ▲ KT Ulsan branch will mutually cooperate in building the dedicated channel for senior centers and composing templates.
The county plans to install smart infrastructure such as IPTV, Wi-Fi, and dedicated channels in the Smart Senior Centers starting January next year, and provide various programs from April to November.
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Governor Lee Soon-geol said, “Through the Smart Senior Centers, we expect to improve the convenience of leisure activity participation for local elderly residents and provide various information suitable for the digital information society,” adding, “We will continue to actively promote projects for senior welfare so that local elderly residents can enjoy a healthy old age.”
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