Beyond Healthcare : Well-Aging through the Integration of AI Care and Social Prescribing
PARK Jong Min [Director, Gwangsan District Social Prescribing Health Center]
The agenda raised in Gwangju — "Well-Aging Human Rights and Digital Inclusion in the AI Era" — goes beyond a mere technical discussion, posing a fundamental question about the kind of society we aspire to build. The keynote presentation redefines well-aging not simply as health management or longevity, but as a human rights issue that integrates dignity, autonomy, social participation, and digital inclusion. As our society rapidly transitions into a super-aged society amid accelerating digital transformation, the question of whether technology will become an opportunity or a new form of exclusion carries significant policy implications. In resonance with this concern, this discussion aims to articulate the meaning of social prescribing, the potential and limitations of AI care, and the policy direction for well-aging through the convergence of the two.
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AI can initiate care, but it cannot complete it. Care is ultimately completed within the connection between people and people. It is on this principle that, when AI and social prescribing are combined, we can finally move toward a society of dignified connection — a well-aging society.
Beyond Healthcare :
Well-Aging through the Integration of AI Care and Social Prescribing
PARK Jong Min [Director, Gwangsan District Social Prescribing Health Center]
The agenda raised in Gwangju — "Well-Aging Human Rights and Digital Inclusion in the AI Era" — goes beyond a mere technical discussion, posing a fundamental question about the kind of society we aspire to build. The keynote presentation redefines well-aging not simply as health management or longevity, but as a human rights issue that integrates dignity, autonomy, social participation, and digital inclusion. As our society rapidly transitions into a super-aged society amid accelerating digital transformation, the question of whether technology will become an opportunity or a new form of exclusion carries significant policy implications. In resonance with this concern, this discussion aims to articulate the meaning of social prescribing, the potential and limitations of AI care, and the policy direction for well-aging through the convergence of the two.
.
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AI can initiate care, but it cannot complete it. Care is ultimately completed within the connection between people and people. It is on this principle that, when AI and social prescribing are combined, we can finally move toward a society of dignified connection — a well-aging society.