In an effort to narrow the digital gap between generations, a telecoms company and a non-government organisation in Korea has teamed up to train older citizens on how to use mobile phones.
This program not only teaches the elderly how to use mobile devices but also helps narrow the digital gap between the elderly and other groups in society. It also contributes to increase communication among different generations as the elderly and the college students who volunteer in this program get a chance to understand each other.
The training comes with different levels of expertise. The program’s basic course teaches the elderly how to send text/photo messages and use a mobile phone camera. The intensive course includes more complicated procedures such as transferring data to computers by connecting the mobile phone to a PC and how to take mobile videos and use other value-added services.
They are also taught how to protect themselves from mobile phone-related crimes like voice phishing and spam messaging.
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