[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] From now on, parents in the Gyeonggi area will be able to receive immediate information from the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education regarding emergency measures such as school closures or suspensions in the event of disasters or accidents.
The Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education announced on the 18th that it signed a business agreement with major companies providing the 'School Notification Service' at the Southern Office of the Gyeonggi Education Office in Suwon to promptly inform and share with parents the status of student and staff infections, school closure and suspension schedules, and other information during crisis situations such as the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) outbreak.
The 'School Notification Service' is an application service that shares major academic schedules, home communications, surveys, and more from schools and kindergartens with parents. Currently, more than 2 million parents in the province use various companies' 'School Notification Services.'
The major companies participating in the agreement on this day include Icecream Media, NHN Edu, Iut.com, and Classting.
The specific contents of the agreement are ▲ operation of a Gyeonggi Education promotion menu within the 'School Notification Service' ▲ promotion of the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education information disclosure platform construction project ▲ enhancement of the 'School Notification Service' functions.
Kim Ju-young, spokesperson for the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education, said, "We plan to expand the functions of the 'School Notification Service,' which parents use daily, to share academic information such as school closures or suspensions in real time, and further utilize it as a communication channel to promote Gyeonggi education policies. Based on the results of this agreement's implementation, we are preparing plans to expand participating companies."
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