Ageing and welfare technology: Policy, practice and business in South Korea
Y.-R. Park (Convener)
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AbstractParticipants: Soo Wan Kim (KOREA), Jung-won Lim (KOREA), YoungHee Ro (KOREA).
ISSUE The purpose of this study is to analyze the current status and issues of technology-based care services on policy and practice in public-private partnerships funded by government. Discussions to prepare a new industry leading by private sectors on ageing and welfare technology and business strategies especially for SMEs are needed to provide high value-added services as well as to develop an industrial ecosystem in the future.
CONTENT Our symposium presents two case studies on community-based technology dissemination funded by Korean government to suggest implications for policy, practice in public-private partnerships and future welfare technology service development. Discussions for the industry’s perspectives on private corporate cooperation strategies and data-driven service design strategies for enhancement of the digitized therapeutic solutions are presented.Keywords: ageing, welfare, government-led care service, public-private partnerships, living alone, data-driven, service design strategies, industrial ecosystem
Y.-R. Park (Convener) (2022). Ageing and welfare technology: Policy, practice and business in South Korea. Gerontechnology, 21(s),1-1
https://doi.org/10.4017/gt.2022.21.s.744.sp6