F&Guide Hosts 'Big Data Financial Idea Competition'

[Asia Economy Reporter Minji Lee] Financial information company FnGuide announced on the 28th that it will embark on discovering innovative ideas to expand data distribution and services such as big data, AI, and fintech, which have become central to new technologies in the era of the 4th Industrial Revolution.

Hosted by the National Information Society Agency (NIA) and organized by FnGuide, the "Digital Industry Innovation Big Data Platform Utilization Financial Idea Competition" was established to foster the data ecosystem and discover various content and business ideas using data such as finance, stock prices, and corporate information by utilizing big data within the Digital Industry Innovation Big Data Platform. Anyone with ideas for utilizing big data can participate in this competition.

Under the slogan "Let's change the world with data, connect people and the world with data," the competition allows participation by teams of up to three people who have interest, passion, and various content and business utilization ideas related to financial and corporate financial and stock price data analysis. A total prize of 10 million KRW and certificates will be awarded. Additionally, all winners will receive internship opportunities at FnGuide and special benefits such as additional points for recruitment when applying for employment.

Applications will be accepted from September 27 to October 15, with idea deliverables due by December 3. After the first document screening on December 10, about 10 teams will be selected, and the final winners will be chosen through presentation announcements on December 16. Detailed information can be found on the Digital Industry Innovation Platform and FnGuide websites.

The Digital Industry Innovation Big Data Platform is a consortium that utilizes big data across industries, including corporate, patent, import/export, M&A, R&D, startup, talent, and investment information, to prepare effective responses to the new normal era such as COVID-19 and the 4th Industrial Revolution. FnGuide has been participating since 2020.

An FnGuide official stated, "We hope that innovative and new ideas and services will be discovered through this event and can be utilized as actual business models."

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