Naver Connect Foundation and Sejong City Collaborate to Foster Digital Talent

On the 12th, Naver Connect Foundation announced that it will conduct artificial intelligence (AI) education for nurturing digital talents in collaboration with Sejong City.

“Software, Let’s Play@Sejong” is a digital talent development education program jointly planned by Naver Connect Foundation and Sejong City. It started in 2021 and is now in its third year, contributing not only to regional coexistence through AI education but also to reducing the digital education gap. This year, “Software, Let’s Play@Sejong” is planned to be operated targeting two elementary schools located in Sejong City.

This year, “Software, Let’s Play@Sejong” will provide educational content under the theme of “1784 School Revolution.” Using Naver 1784, the world’s first robot-friendly building, as the backdrop, the program introduces the concept of artificial intelligence and is designed to help learners understand the importance and ethics of AI.

By utilizing video cartoons and interview videos, the program delivers engaging content on AI’s ▲reliability ▲bias ▲potential misuse. Additionally, participants can directly engage with the program using Korea’s largest SW·AI education platform “Entry,” as well as Clova Dubbing and Clova Voice. A creative project to build robots is also prepared to offer a diverse AI education experience.

Kim Ji-gak, the software education leader at Naver Connect Foundation, said, “We expect that this year as well, AI education tailored to children’s perspectives will be joyfully conducted through ‘Software, Let’s Play@Sejong’ in collaboration with Sejong City,” adding, “We will actively prepare various programs to cooperate with local governments for nurturing digital talents in the future.”

Meanwhile, in December last year, Naver Connect Foundation was selected as a provider of the “SW·AI Education Camp” by the Korea Foundation for the Advancement of Science and Creativity. The “1784 School Revolution” education camp was conducted in seven regions including ▲Seoul ▲Gyeonggi ▲Gyeongnam. During the 10-session education period, AI education opportunities were provided to over 5,200 elementary school students, with more than 630 university student mentors participating in the program.

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