A Survey on Welfare Equipment Using Information Technologies in Korea and Japan

摘要

The average span of Korean life has been increased by the medical development, the improvement of dietary and life environment since the Industrialization. Many social and environmental change emerged by the increase of the number of the aged caused by the entrance the aged society. Japan, which faced the fasted aged society, marketized senior-friendly industry in earnest and has concentrated on it for the next generation future growing industry since 1990s. In the meaning, the activation of senior-friendly industry can prevent the aged problem and further social problems at the same time. For this reason, it is sure that the silver welfare is the important mission that can improve the level of welfare of the whole nation, not just the current aged but also the potential aged. Therefore, considering the senior-friendly industry as the important criteria of the aged welfare service, the formation and tendency of senior-friendly industry of Japan, the fastest aged society were looked into in this study. Through it, the implication of the development of senior-friendly industry that Korea should take for the future was also found. By comparing the current condition and reality of Korean senior-friendly industry promotion with the those of Japan, the prospect and the development plan of Korean senior-friendly industry for the future are considered in this study.