Yeongdeungpo-gu Wins Grand Prize and Gold Award in Senior Category at 'National Happiness IT Competition'

Grand Prize and Gold Prize Awarded in Senior Category at 'National Happiness IT Competition'
Competed in Problem Solving, Information Search, and Real-Life Digital Service Use Using PC and Mobile Devices
Annual Awards Demonstrate Leadership in 'Informatization Education' and 'Digital Companionship' for Seniors

Yeongdeungpo-gu (Mayor Choi Ho-kwon) announced that two awardees won the Grand Prize and Gold Prize respectively in the senior category of the ‘National Happiness IT Competition’ held at the Baekbeom Kim Koo Memorial Hall on the 10th.

Hosted by the Ministry of Science and ICT and organized by the National Information Society Agency, the ‘National Happiness IT Competition’ has been held since 2003 to motivate information education for the information-disadvantaged groups and to spread digital inclusion awareness. Social members who may face difficulties in using digital technology, such as multicultural families, people with disabilities, and the elderly, participate to compete in their digital device and service utilization skills including digital information search, practical service use, and document creation.

This competition was conducted in two stages: preliminaries held at base test centers in 17 metropolitan cities and provinces nationwide, and the finals. The final competition was held for finalists who passed the preliminaries, focusing on three themes: ▲Digital Problem Solving ▲Digital Life ▲Digital Social Participation. Participants demonstrated their digital utilization skills by completing various tasks such as information search for problem-solving, using practical digital services like finance, transportation, shopping, and delivery, and document creation using PCs and mobile devices.

Elderly People Receiving Information Technology Education

Thus, the district has proven itself as a leader in ‘information education’ and ‘digital companionship’ for seniors by producing awardees every year since 2015.

The awardees in the senior category are Kim Il-ju (Yeongdeungpo-dong, 56 years old), who won the Grand Prize, and Ko Jeong-hee (Mullae-dong, 58 years old), who won the Gold Prize. Ko Jeong-hee said, “Thanks to Yeongdeungpo-gu Office and the instructors who spared no support for information education, I was able to achieve good results,” and added, “I am grateful to all the instructors and colleagues who cheered and encouraged me.”

Choi Ho-kwon, Mayor of Yeongdeungpo-gu, stated, “In the digital era where artificial intelligence and science technology deeply permeate the daily lives of citizens, digital literacy is not a choice but a necessity for everyone regardless of age or gender,” and added, “We will spare no effort in providing information education and support so that everyone can enjoy the benefits of digital technology without being left behind.”