Life Saving TV is a project made by the companies KT and Cheil. It's a project specifically for the elderly who live alone. The video talks about how in Korea, the majority of elderly live by themselves and in the rural areas, putting them at a great risk.
Using the fact that almost all elderly have a TV no matter what financial state, the Life Saving TV project is being used to notify family members, social workers, and care workers. Because the older Koreans turn on their TV as soon as they get home, the Life Saving TV sets up a connecting system so that a message will be sent to specific people to alert them that the tv system has not been touched (has not been turned off/on, changed channels, changed volume, etc.) in the last 24 hours.
I personally can confirm that many elderly live by themselves in the rural areas. This is because their children were among the first generation to dedicate their lives to modern, technology-filled cities. And because these children marry and have their own families, they raise the children in the city and eventually end up either living with grandma or leaving grandma to herself a few hours away.
It is also very true that everyone has a TV. A TV and a home phone (the hand dial version) are necessities of a Korean person. Using this to create this project is ridiculously clever and smart.
The descriptions say that the project is reaching positive outcomes and is planning on spreading this to the rest of the world and not just Korea. I hope the positive project becomes a positive reality for many independently living elderly around the world.
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