What do South Koreans use the internet for?
South Korea has one of the fastest internet connections worldwide and had the second-highest internet penetration among Asian countries. As such, using the internet for a variety of things has long become standard for most South Koreans. Most people liked to use the internet for communication purposes, however using it for entertainment such as reading webtoons, watching movies, or playing online games, was also very popular besides the basic usage of looking up information.Untact
In July 2020, the South Korean government disclosed their “Digital New Deal” policy, also called Untact (un + contact). The goal of this policy was to increase economic growth while also adapting to the new circumstances amid the COVID-19 pandemic by removing as much human interaction as reasonably possible.This was implemented by establishing ways to take care of business without direct contact with other people, such as using self-service convenience stores and utilizing contactless and mobile payments. The policy also included the promotion of remote health care and education, such as smart hospitals and smart schools. However, there were still reservations about the use of remote health care and online schools among the South Korean public. Moreover, although there was a shift away from meeting people in real life due to the pandemic, almost a third of people belonging to Gen Z still preferred meeting in person over online meetings.
