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SMplanet

CEO. Jongkook Kim

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Technology must be fair for everyone.

SMPLANET is the only certified social enterprise in Korea that develops and distributes smartphones for the visually impaired.

#AI    #Noiseless_Tech    #Smartphones_for_the_visually_impaired

Company Info.

Main Product/Service.     Media platform service for the Visually Impaired

Date of Establishment.     February, 2017

Contact Info.

Name.     Chaeyeong Lee, Researcher

E-mail.    lee0_0chae@smplanet.co.kr

Tel.          +82-10-9921-8919

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What makes us different

SMplanet is a certified social enterprise that develops and distributes solutions for the visually impaired, 

ensuring they are no longer alienated from technology and take on a leading role in the information society.

Work Experience

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2017

  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NON-FACE-TO-FACE KOREAN LANGUAGE ENDUCATION BY VISUALLY IMPAIRED TEACHER IN MULTICULTURAL FAMILIIES

  • ICT-based innovation product service idea Biz Project

  • Award for Minister of Science and ICT (Creative Innovation Prize)

  • Certification of Hi-Seoul Company (No. 2023-747)

  • MOU with KT Co., Ltd.

  • 2023 Social Welfare Services Project and Technology Development Case Contest

  • Award for Minister of Health and Welfare (Excellence Prize)

  • K-Digital Grand Championship -Excellence Prize

  • Selected for Able-Tech Social Economy Organization Growth Support Program by Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO)

  • Certification of a Social Venture

  • Ministry of Employment and Labor Public Data Utilization Competition -Encouragement Prize

  • Ulsan Public Data Utilization Contest -Encouragement Prize

  • The 2022 Crowdfunding Impact IR -Grand Prize

  • Selected for Smart Contents Development Support Project of the Ministry of Science and ICT (project budget of KRW 230 million)

  • Ulsan Metropolitan City Public Data Utilization Startup Contest -Grand Prize

  • The 4th D-Tech Technology and Design Contest -Grand Prize

  • The 9th Public Data Utilization Startup Competition sponsored by the Korean government -Excellence Prize

  • Held the Barrier-Free Tactile Exhibition "No Different in Every Way"

  • Chungcheongnam-do Social Economy Impact IR Competition -Encouragement Prize

  • D-TECH Design Technology Competition -Excellence Prize

  • Selected for Startup Leap Package Support Program                                                     (project budget of KRW 130 million)

  • Online Demo Day of the R&D Special Zone Incheon -Excellence Prize

  • Certification as a women-owned business

  • Certification of an in-house research institute

  • Patent application for smartphone control using a tactile pressure sheet

  • MOU for export with DOT Co., Ltd.

  • Certified as a social enterprise

  • Signed an exclusive distribution agreement with the Korea Blind Union and developed a smartphone for visually impaired people

  • Opened a dedicated consultation center for the visually impaired

Feb / Establishment

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