LG contributes toward development and social progress
LG has created a state-of-the-art LG UltraWide 34-inch monitor for graphic designers and artists, in cooperation with Parsons Design School in New York City.
The wide curved display is expected to enhance smooth multitasking, accurate color representation and productivity.
In a survey, more than 70 percent of students agreed that UltraWide screens contributed to increased productivity and made multiple tasks easier.
“This partnership is just one example of how LG technology can help students unleash their creativity and reach their full potential,” the electronics giant said in a statement.
Efforts in education and product development aim to bridge the digital gap, while enabling the development of IT training facilities, vocational training and environmental education programs. In 2014, LG opened a vocational school in Ethiopia to boost the country’s technology workforce by leveraging its power in electronics repair. The school provides training to 75 students through the three-year electronics reform curriculum.
As part of its efforts to address educational barriers, LG organized the Global IT Challenge for Youth with disabilities in collaboration with the Korea Society for the Rehabilitation of People with Disabilities to provide people with disabilities with more opportunities to benefit and access to ICTs. The event was held this year in Hanoi, Vietnam from Sept. 18-22, with 265 participants from over 16 countries. The program included an IT forum, a cultural program as well as an ICT training session. Through communications and information technology centers, LG hopes to provide youth with disabilities the tools to build a better future.
The company has also built solar powered libraries in Pakistan to enhance the local educational environment and to provide a stable source of energy. Since investment in the field of knowledge and learning translates into development, LG’s corporate social responsibility program is focused toward education.
LG has also donated to the Information Technology Library of Hai Phong Industrial College in Vietnam as part of a joint venture with World Vision International to support vocational training for disabled youth.
Through volunteering, LG provides computer education for immigrant and disabled women.
“Believing strongly in the power of education to improve life, LG will continue to expand its efforts to reach quality education around the world,” the company said.