LG Uplus KidsTopia Wins MSIT Award at 2024 Metaverse Alliance Conference By Investing.com

• It is recognized for excellence in user protection, interoperability, and authenticity
• Exceeding 900,000 subscribers worldwide, it is gaining wide popularity at home and abroad due to its AI-enhanced natural conversation skills.
• Subscriber growth fueled by ˜ixi,’ in-house AI brand and expanding educational content
• Awarded a ˜Gold Medal’ in the application category at the ˜2024 Mom’s Choice Awards,’ a world-renowned certification program evaluated by parents and educators

SEOUL, South Korea–(BUSINESS WIRE)–LG Uplus (KRX:032640), one of South Korea’s top three telecommunications companies, announced that its children’s platform, ˜KidsTopia,’ has received the Science and ICT Minister’s Award 2024 Metaverse Alliance and Self-Regulatory Success Sharing Conference.

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Hosted by the Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) of the Republic of Korea, the conference brings together experts from industry, academia, research, and government to discuss achievements and honor outstanding companies and projects that contribute to the growth of the metaverse ecosystem. This year’s event took place on December 11 at the Seoul Dragon City Hotel in Yongsan-gu, Seoul.

KidsTopia won the Minister’s Award in recognition of its exceptional performance in areas such as user protection, User-to-User Interaction and Engagement, and User Authenticity.

KidsTopia is a platform where children can explore and learn about a variety of topics including foreign languages, animals, dinosaurs, and space through engaging 3D visual experiences with AI-powered characters. Key to its success are child-friendly graphics and the ability to hold multi-lingual conversations with characters” powered by ixi, LG Uplus’s proprietary AI technology.

This unique combination of technology and educational value has fueled the popularity of KidsTopia not only in Korea, but throughout Southeast Asia. As of December 2024, the platform has surpassed 900,000 subscribers worldwide. It’s an impressive feat, considering the platform reached this milestone just one year and seven months after its launch.

In addition to MSIT’s recognition, KidsTopia was recently awarded the ˜Gold Medal’” the highest honor in the application category at the ˜2024 Mom’s Choice Awards,’ a world-renowned certification program for baby-friendly products, on December 4th.

‘Mom’s Choice’ is an international certification organization that evaluates and recognizes outstanding products based on a comprehensive assessment of their quality, educational value, and authenticity. Its judging panel includes not only education and media professionals, but also parents, and children.

The importance of this recognition from the Mom’s Choice Awards lies in the inclusion of parents”the main decision makers in the purchase of children’s equipment”and education professionals in the evaluation process. This partnership between parents and professionals enhances the credibility of the certification, making it a benchmark for baby-friendly products trusted by families around the world.

Kim Min-gu, head of LG Uplus’s Metaverse Project, said, We are very proud that our efforts to create a fun and beneficial platform for children have been recognized with these prestigious awards, both domestically and internationally. LG Uplus will continue its efforts to develop KidsTopia as the world’s leading children’s platform, driven by its confidence and commitment to education, entertainment, and safety.

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