Structural Understanding of the Global Age-Tech Ecosystem: An Exploratory Analysis Based on the STEP Framework and Major National Strategies
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- pp.1-28
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- This study aims to exploratorily analyze the global Age-Tech emerging at the intersection of aging and digital transformation, and to conceptualize it as a technological and institutional ecosystem that supports aging societies. Unlike existing studies that have mainly focused on individual technological domains such as telemedicine, assistive robots, and smart homes, this study understands Age-Tech as an integrated structure in which social demand, technological infrastructure, industrial dynamics, and policy governance interact. To this end, this study synthesizes relevant literature and industry trends and proposes the STEP framework composed of Society, Technology, Economy, and Policy. In addition, by comparing Age-Tech development strategies across countries—Japan, the United States, China, South Korea, Germany, and the European Union—it analyzes the structural patterns of the global ecosystem. The results show that the global Age-Tech ecosystem is developing along different paths depending on demographic aging and pressure on healthcare systems, technological convergence among artificial intelligence, IoT, robotics, and digital platforms, and differences in institutional and industrial structures across countries. Japan is characterized by a robotics-centered approach, the United States by a platform-centered approach, China by infrastructure integration, South Korea by AI-based smart healthcare, and Europe by a policy-coordinated approach. This study suggests that Age-Tech should be understood not as a collection of individual technologies but as a multi-layered socio-technical ecosystem, and provides a conceptual foundation and a framework for comparative analysis for future Age-Tech research.
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ABSTRACT
I. Introduction
Ⅱ. Literature Review
1. Emergence of Aging Societies and Technological Responses
2. Conceptualization of Age-Tech
3. Global Age-Tech Industry Landscape
4. Core Technological Domains of Age-Tech
Ⅲ. Analytical Framework of the Global Age-Tech Ecosystem
1. Conceptual Deepening of the Age-Tech Ecosystem
2. STEP Framework for the Age-Tech Ecosystem
3. Research Implications of the Age-Tech Ecosystem Framework
Ⅳ. Global Age-Tech Ecosystem: Strategic Comparison of Major Countries
1. Japan: Robotics-Centered Age-Tech Leadership
2. United States: Platform-Driven Innovation and Venture Ecosystem
3. China: Expansion of Digital Health and Smart Infrastructure
4. South Korea: Smart Healthcare and AI-Based Age-Tech
5. Germany and the European Union: Policy-Driven Aging Innovation
Ⅴ. Discussion and Conclusion
1. Patterns Observed in the Global Age-Tech Ecosystem
2. Typology of National Age-Tech Development Models
3. Theoretical Implications
4. Policy and Practical Implications
5. Limitations and Future Research
References
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간행물 정보
발행기관
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- 발행기관명
- 건국대학교 KU중국연구원 [KONKUK UNIVERSITY CHINA INSTITUTE]
- 설립연도
- 2013년
- 분야
- 사회과학>무역학
- 소개
- 'KU 중국연구원'은 건국대학교만의 차별화된 가치를 구현하기 위해 건국대의 교시(校是)인 성(誠)·신(信)·의(義)를 바탕으로 인본(人本)·소통(疏通)·통섭(統攝)에 초점을 둔 중국학 연구를 지향하고 있습니다. 또한 시대적 당위성을 반영한 실용 중심의 연구와 학문 후속세대 양성에 기여하는 국제적 연구센터로 발돋음하는 연구기관 입니다.
간행물
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- Open Regional Studies
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- 2951-3197
- 수록기간
- 2022~2026
- 등재여부
- KCI 등재후보
- 십진분류
- KDC 912 DDC 951
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