{
  "id": 19610136,
  "title": "Samsung, IOC Back Dakar Youth Olympic Innovators",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/samsung-ioc-back-dakar-youth-olympic-innovators",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T06:20:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BusinessKorea",
    "slug": "businesskorea",
    "url": "https://www.businesskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=281138"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Samsung Electronics and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) are collaborating to enhance the innovation skills of future generations through the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, which marks the inaugural Olympic Games on African soil. The duo is jointly running the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Impact Program during the event, enabling young innovators to showcase their ideas on a global platform. Samsung Solve for Tomorrow, the company's key corporate social responsibility initiative, empowers young people to utilize science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) skills to tackle local community issues. Ambassadors chosen for the program since 2010 were given a chance in Dakar to exhibit their self-created solutions and exchange experiences with peers worldwide. Notable technological breakthroughs were also on display in the region. Turkey's Oilsorb team showcased a functional solution, developed in collaboration with mentors, addressing local challenges, while South Africa's Brick Beast team shared project insights with students from multiple nations, fostering connections via technology. The ambassadors' solution development process and the obstacles they overcame are being highlighted at a separate exhibition space at the Dakar Corniche West Live Site, open to the public from Nov. 1 to 13. Visitors are engaging in ongoing dialogues, witnessing the transformation of ideas into tangible results, and acquiring additional knowledge. Beyond the exhibition, the ambassadors conducted workshops with IOC Young Leaders from Kenya and Lebanon, discussing social concerns affecting African youth. This collaboration effectively united students actively addressing problems through technology and leaders driving social change via sports, enabling them to interchange their respective expertise. They also toured the Social Impact of Olympism booth in the Athletes' Village, observing experiential activities involving athletes. Cho Sijeong, Vice President and Head of Corporate Citizenship at Samsung Electronics, stated, \"The commitment made with the IOC at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games continues in Dakar through tangible action,\" emphasizing their ongoing commitment to providing support for young people to develop through new learning, confidence, and create even greater change in their communities. James Macleod, an IOC director, expressed that the gathering was a significant opportunity to affirm the potential of merging creativity, technology, and sport. The partnership between Samsung Electronics and the IOC to develop future talent is expected to persist over the long term, rather than being a one-time event. Following the success of the ambassador program at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the two entities aim to run the impact program, initiated in August 2026, until January 2028.",
  "summary": "Samsung Electronics and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) have moved to strengthen the innovation capabilities of future generations through the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, the first to be held on the African continent. Under the theme of \"Sport & Tech,\" the two sides are jointly operati",
  "key_points": [
    "Samsung and IOC collaborate for Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games.",
    "Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Impact Program empowers young innovators.",
    "Exhibition showcases ambassadors' solutions and social impact discussions."
  ],
  "editors_take": "This long-term partnership between Samsung and the IOC leverages the first African Youth Olympic Games to bridge the gap between STEM-driven youth innovation and global leadership through sport.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}