KAIT, Webtoon Contest for Preventing Communication Service Damage

[Asia Economy Reporter Seulgina Jo] The Korea Communications Commission and the Korea Association for ICT Promotion (KAIT) announced on the 15th that they will hold the "Telecommunication Service Damage Prevention Webtoon Contest."

The contest is themed around "Telecommunication Service Damage Prevention" and will focus on preventing damages such as forced high-priced plans, false and exaggerated advertisements, telecommunication bill shocks, personal information leaks, voice phishing, smishing, and pharming.

The contest category is webtoons, and individuals or teams can participate without any qualification restrictions. Applications can be submitted online from today until October 15 through the Broadcasting and Communications User Information Portal "WiseUser" website or the User Week event website.

The winning works will be comprehensively evaluated based on thematic relevance, creativity and originality, and completeness of the work. The grand prize, excellence award, and encouragement award will be announced in October. The winning works will be actively used as educational promotional materials and lecture materials on SNS channels for telecommunication service usage and damage prevention education.

The contest is hosted by the Korea Communications Commission and organized by KAIT as part of the "12th Telecommunication Service User Week" event, held annually to promote a user-centered culture of safe and convenient telecommunication service use.

Yang Hwan-jung, Vice Chairman of KAIT, stated, "While quick resolution is important when telecommunication financial fraud occurs, prevention beforehand is the most crucial. Through this contest, we aim to raise awareness of the importance of damage prevention amid rapidly changing telecommunication service usage and continue efforts to protect users by spreading public interest information to the public."

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