Team Korea to Promote 'Indonesia Baubau City ESG Cooperation Project'

50th Anniversary of Korea-Indonesia Diplomatic Relations
Donation of Digital Document Creation Software and IT Devices

Team Korea (Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Indonesia, KOTRA, KB Kookmin Bank, Arasoft, etc.) announced on the 28th that it will promote the "Republic of Korea-Indonesia Baubau City ESG Cooperation Project" to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Korea-Indonesia diplomatic relations until the 30th.

This project is part of KOTRA's Global ESG+ project, which discovers the needs of partner governments and donates necessary products or provides technical education locally. Team Korea plans to hold ▲ a donation ceremony for digital document authoring programs and educational IT devices for Indonesia, including the Cia-Cia ethnic group, the first case of Hangeul export (28th) ▲ customized digital program utilization education for teachers and students at Baubau Hangeul School (26th-27th) ▲ IT capacity-building seminars for Baubau City officials and young entrepreneurs (30th).

In particular, this project was held to address the digital divide in the Cia-Cia ethnic group, an Indonesian minority that officially adopted Hangeul as its official script overseas for the first time in 2009, and Baubau City, an island region in Indonesia. Due to the unique pronunciation characteristics of their native language, the Cia-Cia use archaic Hangeul characters in writing, but there was no digital document authoring program capable of representing this, so all documents and educational materials were created by hand, resulting in poor digital accessibility. Baubau City also faced many difficulties in cultivating digital capabilities due to a lack of IT programs, educational content, and personnel that could improve the work efficiency of city officials and young entrepreneurs.

KOTRA, in collaboration with the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Indonesia, formed a "public-private joint large and small Team Korea" to address the difficulties of the Cia-Cia ethnic group and Baubau City. Arasoft developed a customized document authoring program capable of representing archaic Hangeul used by the Cia-Cia with Korean IT technology, donated about 100 program licenses, and also provided e-books to expand the use of Hangeul. KB Kookmin Bank donated more than 60 laptops and smart tablets to Baubau Hangeul School to ensure that the developed program could be well utilized in educational settings and daily life. The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Indonesia produced and donated a signboard for Baubau Hangeul School to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Korea-Indonesia diplomatic relations, collected difficulties arising in the process of Hangeul education and dissemination in the region, and decided to continue local support in cooperation with related organizations.

Kim Junsung, head of KOTRA Surabaya Trade Center, said, "ESG activities can be a good first step to build close network relationships with the Indonesian government and beneficiaries and to lay the groundwork for local market entry through the promotion of our companies' products," adding, "KOTRA will further strengthen cooperation with domestic and foreign governments, related organizations, and the private sector to actively support our export companies in utilizing new business opportunities derived from ESG management."

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