Minister Park Young-sun Encourages Startups Participating in Overcoming COVID-19

Minister Park Young-sun of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Hyewon] Park Young-sun, Minister of SMEs and Startups, expressed gratitude and encouragement to the "Good Startups" that provide free services to overcome the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19). The seven Good Startups are Gurumi, The White Communication, Jaranda, Kolaviteam, Classting, Classsting, and Toss Lab.

Gurumi, The White Communication, Toss Lab, and Kolaviteam are providing free online remote work services for office workers and companies who cannot go to work due to self-quarantine and other reasons.

Jaranda is offering free childcare services for dual-income couples who are worried about having no place to leave their children. As the number of families applying for the service exceeded the initial support plan, they decided to provide additional support.

Classting and Classsting are offering their interactive online education platforms for free in a situation where school openings have been postponed and students cannot attend academies.

Minister Park said, "When companies grow through government policies, it is necessary to make efforts to give back to society in proportion to the benefits received," and added, "I deeply appreciate startups that have not achieved great success actively practicing social contribution activities during crisis situations."

Meanwhile, Minister Park participated in the Flower Bucket Challenge campaign to help flower farmers and small business owners struggling due to COVID-19, and presented a flower basket to express gratitude to the Good Startups.

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