LG Electronics Hosts the '2023 Global Disabled Youth IT Challenge'

"Reducing the Information Gap to Support Social Advancement"
Establishing Foundations for Disabled Youth's Education and Employment
Over 500 Disabled Youth from 17 Countries Participate in Preliminary Round

LG Electronics announced on the 31st that it held the online preliminary round of the ‘2023 Global Disabled Youth IT Challenge (GITC)’ in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Korea Disabled Rehabilitation Association.

The Global Disabled Youth IT Challenge is a competition held since 2011 to enhance the information utilization skills of disabled youth and help lay the foundation for their social advancement. As part of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) activities, LG and the Ministry of Health and Welfare host the event, while LG Electronics and the Global Disabled Youth IT Challenge Organizing Committee organize it. So far, over 4,500 disabled youth from 38 countries have participated.

LG Electronics held the 2023 Global Youth IT Challenge for People with Disabilities as part of its global ESG activities. The photo shows the autonomous vehicle coding skills evaluation event in progress.

This year, about 500 disabled youth selected through preliminary rounds in 17 countries participated. The participants competed fiercely across six categories. The finals will be held in October in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Certificates and prize money will be awarded to the overall champion as well as to outstanding participants by disability type and category.

This competition was divided into individual categories such as ▲PowerPoint proficiency assessment ▲Excel functions and data calculation skills assessment ▲Internet search utilization skills assessment, as well as applied categories including ▲video shooting and editing skills assessment ▲autonomous vehicle coding skills assessment using coding programs ▲ideas to improve the lives of disabled people and IT utilization skills assessment. Applied categories allow participation either individually or as a team.

LG Electronics is continuously expanding the ‘Global Disabled Youth IT Challenge’ in line with strengthening its ESG activities. Until last year, mainly Asian countries such as Korea, China, Vietnam, and Thailand participated, but this year the participating countries have expanded to the Middle East and North Africa regions.

Yoon Dae-sik, Executive Vice President of External Cooperation at LG Electronics, said, “This competition has served as a foundation for disabled youth who have participated to advance into IT-related fields for further education or employment,” and added, “As a global company, we will continue to support disabled youth so they can nurture their dreams and passion.”