Sony Korea announced on the 17th that it signed a business agreement (MOU) with Green Umbrella and TIDE Institute (hereinafter referred to as TIDE) for the '2025 MESH Education Support Project' to operate an IT education program for underprivileged children in Korea.
The business agreement ceremony held at Sony Korea headquarters was attended by Sony Korea CEO Kikuo Okura, Green Umbrella CEO Jeongwon Shin, and Tide Institute CEO Jongyoung Yoon.
This business agreement was created to provide quality education to children in educational blind spots to strengthen their IT capabilities needed for the future society. Sony Korea will be in charge of organizing and sponsoring this project, Green Umbrella will be in charge of recruiting and managing support organizations, and Tide will be in charge of implementing the education program. Each company will provide systematic support based on their own capabilities.
The 'MESHMALLOW' workshop that Sony Korea has been continuously conducting since 2018 is an IT education program for underprivileged children in Korea that utilizes the IoT DIY kit, Mesh Block. Mesh is an IoT block developed through Sony's startup incubation program, 'Seed Acceleration Program', and is designed so that anyone can become an inventor in the digital age. Even without special programming skills, you can create a digital IoT device with just one wirelessly connected Mesh Block, and you can realize various ideas that you have in your head.
The 'MESHMALLOW' workshop consists of a basic education course for elementary school students and an advanced education course for middle school students newly added in 2023. It will be held in two regions, Seoul and Busan, and will directly visit a total of 14 local children's centers to increase accessibility to IoT education. Following last year, we also plan to recruit Sony CSR University Student Supporters who will visit each local children's center and conduct educational programs as instructors.
Kikuo Okura, CEO of Sony Korea, said, “We signed this MOU to provide quality IT education opportunities to underprivileged children,” and added, “Starting with this one fun experience, we plan to continuously plan meaningful programs like the Meshimello Workshop so that children can develop a lasting interest in the Internet of Things and creative thinking.”
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