New Culture & New Aging according to Digital Aging in Korea Let’s talk about who we are. Director, Dong-Hee Han (Ph.D) Research Institute of Science for the Better Living of Elderly

Increases in World’s Aged Population 1950-2050

Percent of population 65+ doubling, tripling, quadrupling, quintupling % will double % will more than quintuple % will more than quintuple % will more than triple % will almost double % will almost triple

Background Rapidly Aging Population Less Children, Less Family Support Rapidly Change Society led us to flourishing information and uncontrollable aging phenomenon Moreover those values, humanitarian, filial piety and sense of community have been changed and many elderly have lost protective shield of familism and have been exposed to the risk of isolation and insecurity omitted from in the traditional family values system.             

Background Given the speed of aging in Korea there is little time to plan and there is no time to make many mistakes. need to have our own key to solve various aging problems in our Korean society. Informatization with education and training internet for older person, empowerment for older person by the elderly, of the elderly, for the elderly

Aged Society ?

Efforts of RISBLE Digital Ageing Cyber Neighbor Cyber Family KINPEA Family Support Program for Dementia Patients KINPEA Elder Abuse Cyber Neighbor Cyber Family Education Program Culture& Technology Design & Developing Digital Ageing Section of Culture & Information Welfare

Ageism New Aging Digital Life for Senior Dependency Lack of socialization Bad prejudices Lack of resources Learned helplessness New Aging Digital Life for Senior

Digital Aging New strategy for aging population New approach for understanding later life / New aging New modeling filial piety in digital society New solidarity model in late life New approach for care system Overcoming the digital divide

Positive image of senior Creating new job in late life The Purpose of Activities Positive image of senior Creating new job in late life Destroy of isolation Practice on Active Aging Empowerment older person

Efforts of Informatization for the Elderly ` Ministry of Information & Communication (Korea Agency for Digital Opportunity & Promotion) Promoting NGO’s public IT activities (Research Institute of Science for the Better Living of the Elderly) Online IT education for senior Encourage the participation to be digital silver - Senior informatization contest - Grand discussion - Various events

Divide of Using Internet by the Age 21.5 19.3 13 9.3 8.7 ※ Resource : KADO(2004), NIDA(2005) Survey of informatization for seniors

Using of Internet among 50’s over Seniors Using internet 22% Not using internet 78% How? What?

Research Institute of Science for the better living of the elderly Symbols Cyber Family (2006~ ) Cyber Neighbor(2001-2005) Research Institute of Science for the better living of the elderly Korea www. wellageing. com.

Research Institute of Science for the Better Living of the Elderly Symbol of Cyber Neighbor Research Institute of Science for the Better Living of the Elderly

Empowerment older person Cyber Neighbor New image for aging population New way of bridge of broken affection among family, generation and society New approach binding solidarity with society Digital aging Active Aging Empowerment older person

What is Cyber Neighbor Purpose To make understanding of new image of the elderly life To share a warm affection with cyber space To show and deliver messages from older person in our society To solve the various diversities of region, class and age To get rid of a prejudice of senior person To create new role for older person

What’s Activities in Cyber Neighbor? Digital silver instructors activities IT silver volunteers activities Showing and training to learn computer To make solidarity of intergeneration Deliver various types of information for older generation To recognize the late life among intergeneration

Successful aging with Cyber Neighbor Positive Cases To make a real understanding both young generation and old generation To understand stories disappearing old one to young generation as a trust To recover a warm family relationship To create new family filial piety To create potential resource for workforce

Cyber Neighbor

Contents Encourage with good words Counseling for middle school students in living isolated region Introduction how to learn using computer easily for seniors Discussion among the elderly and young generation about lots of issue - meaningful advices, thoughts, play games, foods, using materials to be digital silver

Cyber Neighbor

Cyber Neighbor

Cyber Neighbor

NGO Booth for Cyber Neighbor

Homecoming Day of Cyber Neighbor

The Digital Silver Instructors To make easy to learn using computer To make cyber community for older person To make understanding U-life To demonstrate “we can do it”

Digital Silver Instructor

Digital Silver Instructor

Digital Silver Instructor

Digital Silver Instructor

Digital Camera Supporters A new digital revolution by seniors Digital passion among seniors Exchange cultural among seniors Training, designed with using computer Deliver news of community for older person

Digital Camera Supporters

Digital Camera Supporters

Digital Camera Supporters

Class for Cellular Phone

Class for Cellular Phone

Intergeneration Program

The Symbol of Cyber Family Research Institute of Science for the better living of the elderly Korea www. wellageing. com.

Frame of Cyber Family

Research Institute of Science for the better living of the elderly Objectives To create the new filial piety culture suitable for the digital age as a concept of humanity and family love lost by dysfunction of cyber space and the changed social identity with the elder and the adolescent Research Institute of Science for the better living of the elderly Korea www. wellageing. com.

To make the adolescent learn the true meaning of cyber family  and feel themselves through the various programs of off-line gathering with seniors and the middle generation which supports them to healthily grow into a fine member of a society

Research Institute of Science for the better living of the elderly Ideas Try to change the negative dysfunction of cyber space prevalent in society as a healthy social member of Cyber Family The consciousness of elder respect and neglected  elder as well as change the negative of prejudice seniors into positive one to distribute Research Institute of Science for the better living of the elderly Korea www. wellageing. com.

To help the adolescent not to lose their dreams and grow into a social member who is always bright and lively. To suggest the new family model in upcoming ubiquitous society and let the elder and adolescent share their experience and digital culture.

Cyber Family / On-line

We are Cyber Family!

Successful Aging with Digital Life Appling all division with digital life and developing contents for older person New image of older person(Active Aging) Social participation of potential workforce, productivity and care system Warm internet in digital world among intergeneration( new model of filial piety)

Future Efforts for Successful Aging with Cyber Neighbor & Cyber Family We are trying to make new coping system for ageing society. Community network for older person Develop education programs both on line and off line Productive aging The movement education for the older person, of the older person, by the older person Understanding aging with a social consensus Practice new model of filial piety + Positive image

New Image of Older Person Community education Understanding late life Accept right of older person New model of filial piety Strong late life from ageism Making new image of older person Cyber Neighbor Cyber Family Cycle model by older person

Family Support Program for Dementia Patients

K I N P E A : Korean Information Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse

Social Drama for Older Person

International Exchange Program : 2005 Shanghai International Elderly Cultural Festival

International Exchange Program : 2005 Shanghai International Elderly Cultural Festival

Conference in Asia Pacific M H E 2007Namhae Active Aging Conference in Asia Pacific

Invitation 2007 Namhae Active Aging in Asia Pacific in Namhae Korea May 16-18, 2007 Welcome to Namhae which shinning of beautiful old stars shinning of the beautiful stars

International Relationship Creating the warm cyber society by the adolescent and the elder campaign Cyber Neighbor! Cyber Family!   We are also cyber family and cyber neighbor soon. 감사합니다. Research Institute of Science for the better living of the elderly Korea www. wellageing. com.

New Aging with Cyber Neighbor & Cyber Family www. wellageing. com 축하합니다. Congratulations on the 20th Anniversary of Seniornet 20th Anniversary Congratulations