The purpose of this study was to examine the current progress of the video reunion service - the most representative program for foreign immigrant wives under the Information Network Village(INVIL) Project, an initiative promoting the development of u...
The purpose of this study was to examine the current progress of the video reunion service - the most representative program for foreign immigrant wives under the Information Network Village(INVIL) Project, an initiative promoting the development of underdeveloped rural areas - and to suggest an effective direction for this program. We conducted a questionnaire survey of foreign immigrant wives, program administrators, and Information Village officials. The results were as follows. It was found that the video reunion service was being promoted without sufficient regard to the developmental direction of ICT and the various variables of domestic and foreign uses of the service, which undermined the effectiveness of the service per se. In an attempt to rectify these mistakes, the present study sought new strategies to reinvigorate the service by considering two major approaches: the wider promotion of the video reunion service for foreign immigrant wives, and the facilitation of the diversification of the service uses. This study can offer valuable insights into the ways to operate the service effectively, as it examined the current conditions of operation and suggested a more appropriate direction for the development of the video reunion service.