Playing LoL and Coding... Gyeonggi Disabled IT Festival Held

KT Sponsors Disability Competition for 23 Years
Enhancing Informatization Skills of Disabled in Gyeonggi Province
'KT AI Kodini' Introduced as Pilot Event This Year

KT announced on the 4th that it held the "23rd Gyeonggi-do Disabled IT Festival with KT" together with the Gyeonggi-do Disabled Rehabilitation Association. The event aims to enhance the informatization abilities of people with disabilities and discover outstanding talents in the IT field. It is hosted annually by the Gyeonggi-do Disabled Rehabilitation Association, and KT has been sponsoring this competition for 23 years through the Gangnam Western Regional Headquarters.

Participants of the 23rd Gyeonggi-do Disabled IT Festival competing in the eSports event (Photo by KT)

This year’s competition was held at the Gyeonggi Creative Economy Innovation Center International Conference Hall. It was an in-person event for the first time in three years. About 300 registered disabled persons aged 7 and older in Gyeonggi-do participated in categories such as ▲IT device utilization (Information Search Contest, Word Crush Saga) ▲e-sports (KartRider Drift, FIFA Online 4, League of Legends) ▲KT’s ‘AI (Artificial Intelligence) Codini’. Forty-nine participants were honored with awards.

In particular, KT AI Codini was introduced as a pilot category starting from this competition. It is an AI education platform designed to help users easily understand AI coding principles by stacking blocks instead of traditional coding methods. Disabled students who took the course formed teams with special education teachers to create coding projects. Ha Ji-ho, a first-year student at Unjung High School who created the ‘LED Dice Game,’ won the grand prize. Lee Hyun-seung, a third-year student at Unjung High School who created the ‘AI Car,’ received the excellence award.

Jung Jeong-su, Executive Director of KT Gangnam Western Regional Headquarters, said, "We hope this competition serves as an opportunity for participants to improve the skills necessary for the digital society. KT Gangnam Western Regional Headquarters will continue to provide opportunities for more participants to take an interest and challenge themselves.”

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