Hana joins hands with financial watchdog to nurture young digital experts

Hana Financial Group Chairman Ham Young-joo, third row 11th from left, and Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) Governor Lee Bok-hyun, third row ninth from left, pose with other participants of the ceremony to mark the 2023 Hana Digital Power On Project at a training center in Incheon's Cheongna International City, Aug. 10. Courtesy of Hana Financial Group

By Yi Whan-woo

Hana Financial Group and the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) are co-hosting the second edition of a project aiming to foster young workers skilled in digital technologies after successfully completing the first edition last month, the banking group said Sunday.

Also joined by Google Korea, Amazon Web Services Korea, Microsoft Korea and SK Telecom, the Hana Digital Power On Project was launched in October 2022 to cope with the rapidly increasing demand for digital competency in all sectors of society and to offer relevant educational opportunities.

This year's project will attract 50 candidates, which is about 20 more than the 2022 edition, thereby reflecting the growing attention of university students and other targeted participants.

“We will make sure to give unwavering support for digitally minded young people and help them unleash their competence in this rapidly changing business environment,” Hana Financial Group Chairman Ham Young-joo said during a ceremony to mark the 2023 project.

He went on to say, “The banking group will continue to pay attention to creating jobs for the youth and help young, talented workers to pioneer digital finance.”

The ceremony took place at its training center in Incheon's Cheongna International City. It was attended by FSS Governor Lee Bok-hyun and representatives from participating companies.

In a separate speech, the FSS chief expressed hope that the Hana Digital Power On Project will “serve as a sustainable supply channel for excellent digital-minded workers for the Korean finance industry.”

The ceremony was followed by a contest that required participants, who were divided into 18 teams, to solve problems by capitalizing on four emerging technologies ― artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, cloud computing and data analytics.