Education Program for Taxi Driver Collaboration
Started in 2023, now in its 3rd year
Strengthening Partnerships and Supporting Collaboration Programs,
Participants of ‘Kakao Mobility Junior Lab 3rd Batch’ are taking a commemorative photo at the completion ceremony. Photo provided by Kakao Mobility,
, ‘[Seoul Economic Daily] ‘,
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, Kakao (035720), ‘Mobility announced on the 21st that it successfully concluded the ‘Kakao Mobility Junior Lab 3rd Batch,’ which provides coding education and mentoring to the teenage children and grandchildren of taxi drivers.’,
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, ‘Junior Lab is a collaborative program for the families of taxi drivers who are service partners of Kakao T, which started in 2023 and has reached its third session this year. Kakao Mobility operates the program with the social welfare foundation ‘Children and Future Foundation’ to provide practical educational benefits to the children of taxi drivers based on its IT technology capabilities and support them to grow into future talents.’,
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, “The Kakao Mobility Junior Lab 3rd Batch was conducted at the ‘Kakao AI Campus’ in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, for 3 nights and 4 days from January 15th to 18th, coinciding with the winter vacation season. A total of 30 middle school student children and grandchildren of taxi drivers, selected regardless of affiliation with personal or corporate Kakao T membership, participated in the camp; Kakao Mobility fully covered the camp participation and operational costs.”,
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, ‘In the Junior Lab 3rd Batch, educational programs were provided to enhance understanding and interest in coding and mobility services, including △‘Coding Education’ held five times using LEGO educational tools to directly implement smart mobility service ideas △The ‘LEGO Mini Game·Robot Sumo Tournament’ to enhance teamwork and make learning fun △‘Mentoring Sessions’ with Kakao Mobility service planners and developers. On the last day of the camp, a ‘Junior Lab Expo’ was held where about 100 people, including students and taxi drivers, participated and students demonstrated group projects as the outcomes of the camp.’,
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, ‘Ryu Geung-sun, CEO of Kakao Mobility, said, “Kakao Mobility Junior Lab is a program established to support the families of taxi drivers, who are service partners of Kakao Mobility, as a leading mobility company in Korea, and to continuously practice mutual cooperation,” adding, “We will continue to strengthen partnerships with more platform workers and continuously introduce various collaboration programs for the community.” ‘
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