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South Korea aims to save seniors feeling lost in digital age

Home to some of the world’s leading technology companies, South Korea also has one of the starkest digital divides; an age gap in tech literacy that risks leaving some senior citizens stranded. In an effort to tackle this, the government organises training for older Koreans, with lessons on online shopping, using AI and interacting with everyday technology. “There were times when I felt so baffled,” says 70-year-old Yoon Bok-soon, one of those taking part in a session at a senior community centre south of Seoul. While rapidly embracing modern technology, South Korea is also a fast-ageing society, with more than 20 percent of its 52 million people aged over 65.

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00:00we will be this morning during the training season
00:03we will be here in the program
00:04we will be in the program
00:10We will be in the program
00:17We will go to the Rotteria
00:24I'm in front of you.
00:25Lotterea!
00:28I'm in front of you.
00:31I'm at the first time
00:38the T-Map store I had to go.
00:41I didn't have a T-Map store for the first time.
00:43I was a bit nervous.
00:44I was on a website.
00:45So I was able to go to T-Map store for all the other people.
00:49In the first time, people are waiting for them to be afraid, but now they are very confident.
01:16yeah
01:17detail 병들에서 이런 구체적인 수업을 안 들었으면 차마 저도 지금도 헤맸을 거예요
01:25It's a good feeling, I think.
01:28We are living in the past, so we can't see it.
01:36We can't see it more often.
01:48There are a lot of easy things to do, so you can learn a lot and use it a lot,
01:58so you can learn a lot and use it a lot.
02:48You
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