AI NewsWaveShinsegae I&C Expands AI Education Donations for Rural and Fishing Village Youth
Key points
- Shinsegae I&C donates education to 60 rural schools
- 3,100 students to be reached through December
- Program shifts from coding to hands-on AI practice
Shinsegae I&C is continuing its education donation program for young people in rural and fishing village areas, where AI education infrastructure is relatively scarce. According to Datanet and iNews24, the program will run through December at 60 schools nationwide, including in Yangpyeong and Pyeongtaek in Gyeonggi Province and Seocheon in South Chungcheong Province.
Digital Daily reported that the program has run for 14 years and targets 3,100 students. The curriculum has been revised from coding and IT experiences to hands-on practice using AI directly.
Techworld News described the effort as aimed at closing the IT education gap.