Seo-gu Gwangju Opens 'Samsung Senior Digital Experience Center'

Experience AI Companion Robots and Robot Baduk
at the Samsung Senior Digital Academy Experience Center

Seo-gu District Office in Gwangju (headed by Kim Ikang) announced on the 21st that it held an opening ceremony for the 'Samsung Senior Digital Academy (SSDA: Sseuda) Experience Center' at the Seobitmaru Senior Center.

Kim Ikang, head of Gwangju Seo-gu Office, is participating in a tape-cutting ceremony with attendees at the opening ceremony of the Samsung Senior Digital Academy Experience Center held at the Seobitmaru Senior Center in Seo-gu on the 21st. Photo by Gwangju Seo-gu Office

The event was attended by key figures including Kim Ikang, head of Seo-gu District Office; Kim Seokju, head of social contribution at S-1 Corporation; Kim Hyunmi, director of the Central Senior Care Support Agency; and Lee Wonyoung, director of the Seobitmaru Senior Center.

This experience center was established through the collaboration of S-1 Corporation and the Central Senior Care Support Agency. It is designed to enhance digital accessibility for the senior generation and allow them to directly experience technologies needed in daily life.

The center will operate until August 8 and is divided into four zones: the Welcome Zone (center information and writing a digital independence declaration), the Tablet Zone (tablet PC usage training), the Experience Zone (training on how to use kiosks at banks, movie theaters, and restaurants), and the Living Lab Zone (experiences with AI companion robots, robot baduk, and wearable robots).

Educational programs will be held three times a day (at 10:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., and 3:00 p.m.), and seniors who wish to participate can apply through the Seobitmaru Senior Center.

Kim Ikang, head of Seo-gu District Office, stated, "I hope the operation of this experience center will become a valuable starting point for seniors to feel more familiar with the unfamiliar digital world," and added, "We will continue to actively support efforts to bridge the digital divide between generations and to create a digital environment in which everyone can participate together."