Shinan-gun Helps Seniors Adapt to Digital Society... Direct Hospital Registration

Smart Senior Centers Using ICT to Be Established by June

Learning How to Book Train and Bus Tickets... Narrowing the Gap with Urban Seniors

Shinan-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Park Woo-ryang) will establish ICT-based smart senior centers by June this year to help elderly people, who are digitally marginalized, adapt to the rapidly changing digital society.

County Governor Park Woo-ryang is having a video call conversation with the elderly.
[Photo by Shinan-gun]

According to the county on the 6th, the smart senior centers will be created as digital experience zones by investing 560 million KRW in installing video conferencing platforms, experiential kiosks, and integrated remote management services for senior centers, providing content such as education, culture, entertainment, welfare counseling, and health consultation.

In particular, through experiential kiosks, seniors can learn how to use kiosks by practicing various scenarios such as booking train and bus tickets, ordering food, hospital registration, and reserving movie tickets.

Additionally, a video conferencing system will be established to conduct leisure programs such as exercise classes and singing classes. The project targets two locations per town and township, totaling 28 locations.

Governor Park Woo-ryang said, “Through the establishment of smart senior centers, we will do our best to reduce the digital gap with urban elderly, provide various senior leisure programs, and enable them to enjoy a vibrant old age through digital experiences.”

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