Incheon Office of Education Launches Pilot Operation of 'Two-Way Text Service' Without Staff Contact Exposure

A text messaging service that allows school staff in Incheon to contact parents or civil petitioners without exposing their personal mobile phone numbers will be introduced.

On the 27th, the Incheon Metropolitan Office of Education announced that starting from the 1st of next month, it will pilot the 'two-way text messaging service' for all schools targeting school staff. Staff members can send and receive text messages using a work messenger installed on their smartphones or PCs, revealing only their office extension numbers.

Originally, text messages could only be sent via extension numbers, limiting communication to simple content delivery, but with this service upgrade, two-way communication has become possible. After a two-month pilot operation, the Office of Education plans to start the official service in October following system stability assurance and user feedback incorporation.

Since May last year, the Office of Education has also been providing a 'mobile administrative phone' service that applies office numbers for mobile phone reception and transmission to protect staff personal information and prevent privacy infringement.

An official from the Incheon Metropolitan Office of Education stated, "Through the two-way text messaging service, we will prevent personal information exposure in advance and support school staff to safely focus on educational activities."

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