LG Uplus Supports Single Women Households and After-School Childcare Children in Yongsan-gu

Yongsan-gu and LG U+ Sign Smart Welfare Project Agreement for Women and Children... 'Our Home Guardian Easy' and 'U+ Elementary Land' Devices and Services Provided Free for 2-3 Years

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Yongsan-gu (Mayor Seongchang Hyun) signed a business agreement for the ‘Smart Welfare Yongsan Project’ with LG Uplus (Vice Chairman Ha Hyunhoe) and Yongsan-gu Village Autonomy Center (Director Kim Kyungwook).

The signing ceremony was held in the Yongsan-gu Mayor’s office and lasted 30 minutes, including an introduction of the agreement, signing, and commemorative photo session. Ten people attended, including Yongsan-gu Mayor Seongchang Hyun, LG Uplus Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) Park Hyungil, and Yongsan-gu Village Autonomy Center Director Kim Kyungwook.

These organizations plan to jointly carry out the ‘Support Project for Single Women Vulnerable to Crime’ and the ‘After-School Daycare Village Care Project’ using the latest smart technologies.

First, to support single women households, LG Uplus will provide the IoT-based home security service ‘Uri Jip Jikimi Easy’ product and service fees for three years.

The target areas are Cheongpa-dong, Namyeong-dong, and Hyochang-dong, where the proportion of single women households is high, with a total of 100 sets.

Uri Jip Jikimi Easy consists of ▲‘Mom Cam Easy,’ which enables real-time video monitoring, recording, and two-way voice communication ▲‘Door Sensor,’ which detects and notifies the opening and closing of front doors, rooms, or windows ▲‘Motion Detection Sensor,’ which detects changes in movement and light and sends alerts to mobile phones if an intrusion occurs.

Main features include ‘real-time security,’ which automatically records video and sends alerts to mobile phones upon intrusion detection; ‘112 Easy Report,’ which allows one-touch reporting to the police station immediately upon receiving an alert; and ‘Timelapse,’ which lets users check the home’s appearance through video throughout the day.

Residents wishing to receive device and service support can submit an application form via email to the person in charge by the 27th. In-person submissions at the Women and Family Division of the district office are also possible.

The form is posted in the announcements section on the district office website. If the number of applicants exceeds the limit, recipients will be selected considering housing type, age, and other factors.

LG Uplus will also provide tablet PCs and services for two years free of charge for about 60 children enrolled in after-school daycare centers in Hyochang-dong and Yongmun-dong for the ‘U+ Elementary Country’ educational content. U+ Elementary Country is a learning application that includes content such as ‘EBS Smart Perfect King,’ ‘U+ Kids Live Library,’ ‘Reading Gate,’ ‘Kids Times,’ and ‘Science Playroom.’

In addition to device support, the Village Autonomy Center will receive talent donations from resident autonomy committees and university students in each neighborhood to assist with learning and care for children attending after-school daycare centers. Planned activities include making New Year’s cards, traditional Lunar New Year games, and village exploration, conducted through a mix of in-person and remote sessions depending on social distancing guidelines.

As the COVID-19 pandemic has widened educational gaps among children, the district expects that providing diverse learning and care services to children using after-school daycare centers will help reduce these disparities.

Yongsan-gu Mayor Seongchang Hyun emphasized, “The public and private sectors are joining forces to ensure that women and children can live safely and healthily,” adding, “This will become a model case of smart welfare in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.”

LG Uplus Executive Vice President and CRO Park Hyungil said, “Through our content, services, and devices, we are addressing educational gaps and care neglect among vulnerable children and supporting crime prevention for single women households,” and added, “We plan to actively cooperate in solving local issues going forward.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.