Educational Support / Childcare Support
Using the latest technology, we provide equal opportunities to all children to have a variety of experiences, going beyond regional or time-related limitations to support the growth of leaders and talent to shape the societies of the future. Through the power of telecommunications technology we seek to prevent the isolation of parents and maintain connections in communities, aiming to encourage the participation of all of society in raising children.
- Providing educational programs to foster the next generation
- Supporting the use of ICT in extra-curricular activities
- Supporting childcare and parenting with the power of ICT
- Continuous support for children throughout Japan lacking families to depend on
- Expanding opportunities for activities of those facing challenges in daily life
Providing educational programs to
foster the next generation
Conducting AI Challenge to help foster talent able to use AI
Japan is facing a shortage of people with skills in AI, and developing young human resources to fill the shortfall is an urgent task facing the country. In light of this, in April 2022, SoftBank Corp. launched AI Challenge, an educational program in which junior high and high school students learn the basics and mechanisms of AI through practical study. Through this initiative, we aim to promote the development of talent that can effectively use AI.
After first learning and understanding the basics of AI, the students think up ways of using AI to solve problems. SoftBank Corp. group employees involved in AI work then provide feedback and advice regarding their ideas from the unique perspective provided by their real-world experience.
Educational support using
the humanoid robot Pepper
Utilizing the humanoid robot “Pepper” not only for programming learning, but also considering the relationship between humans and robots, and experiencing the process of solving real-world problems with programming using “Pepper,” fosters logical thinking, problem-solving skills, imagination, and promotes exploratory learning. Additionally, Pepper serves as an assistant instructor, providing content for classes such as “disaster preparedness education,” “information ethics,” and “sportsmanship,” which are utilized in children's learning environments.
The lunar base development project “NEO TEC LAB”
We have opened the lunar base development project “NEO TEC LAB” at the job experience theme park “Kandu” located in AEON Mall Makuhari New City. As a future career experience for children, we offer an activity where they can remotely operate heavy machinery and cranes on the lunar surface from a cockpit control seat on Earth, experiencing safe and efficient construction work.
The aim is to teach through this experience the difficulties and joy of solving problems directly in front of them.