Abstract: The theoretical analysis framework based on the public value theory was established, the problems of information poverty of rural elderly groups from the dimensions of supply and demand mismatch, insufficient information access and lack of information skills were deconstructed, and the specific practices of information poverty governance in Korea were comprehended, which contained information infrastructure construction, information education and information humanistic care. On this basis, based on the strategic triangle model, practical information poverty promotion strategies were proposed in the three dimensions of authorization environment, operation capacity and value target, respectively, in order to provide empirical references for the information poverty governance of rural elderly groups.

Key words: information poverty, public value theory, rural elderly groups, strategy optimization, digital dilemma