KERC Newsletter / 2022.09.28.

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Policy & Stats

S. Korea, France vow to boost joint tech development for innovative industries​​​​​​​

So far, South Korea and France have extended $28.97 million for joint research and development projects in self-driving cars, health care and IT convergence, and the two sides have achieved tangible results

Yoon vows to raise S. Korea’s AI competitiveness to 3rd in world​​​​​​​

Yoon made the promise saying he will also double the size of the country's data market to over US$35 billion.

Korea jumps 4 spots to 8th in digital competitiveness rankings

The country placed 8th among 63 countries in the 2022 IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking by the Switzerland-based International Institute for Management Development (IMD)

MSIT to vitalize digital economy with regulation amendments!​​​​​​​

The National Data Policy Committee is established with a long awaited wish from the industry for regulation amendments and extensive fosterage of the industry.

Minister Lee Jong-Ho to attend the 2022 ITU Plenipotentiary Conference​​​​​​​

Minister Lee said that since Korea is highly recognized as ICT leading nation and the demand for its contributions is rising, Korea will cooperate with the international society in narrowing the digital divide

 
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Research results 

[NRF News Releases] 19 latest research achievement​​​​​​​

 
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Technology

SKT launches country’s 1st AI diagnosis for dogs​​​​​​​

Named “X Caliber,” the AI solution provides medical reports when a veterinarian uploads X-ray pictures of the dog’s chest or musculoskeletal system to the service’s website.

Digital celebrity Sua appears in SKT’s advertisement with IVE vocalist Jang Won-young

Sua, a digital human capable of real-time interaction, will appear in advertisements for SK Telecom's artificial intelligence service "A."

LG Uplus works with Ciena to implement indoor 5G service with O-RAN small cell in-building solution

Short-range autonomous robot delivery tested at multiple 7-Eleven stores​​​​​​​

Trial run of self-driving bus starts at Seoul’s main stream

Three eight-seater buses will operate at intervals of 15-20 minutes on the 4-km route, which starts at Cheonggye Plaza and ends at Sewoon Shopping Center.

 
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Industry R&D

SK Telecom works with University of Toronto to develop automatic generation and optimization technology for artificial neural networks

SK to build AI computing infrastructure with University of Toronto​​​​​​​

According to SK Telecom, researchers at the University of Toronto will use the new computing infrastructure and cloud computing tools to generate or optimize the artificial neural network models.

KT teams up with Canada’s Vector Institute in AI push

KT is looking to improve its artificial intelligence competitiveness through a partnership with Canada's Vector Institute, a nonprofit firm dedicated to AI research.

SK Telecom uses AI to create optimized virtual power plants​​​​​​​

"We will promote cooperation with various partners based on SKT's ICT technology capabilities to solve future energy problems"

 
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In Case you missed it

S. Korea seeks active cooperation with EU on nuclear power generation

Korea seeks to boost cooperation with European nations on nuclear power generation facilities in a move to ensure energy security and better respond to climate change, the industry ministry here said Wednesday(21 Sep).

S. Korea to spend W200b for R&D digitalization

S. Korea will spend $144 million on digital integration strategy projects over the next five years to shorten the time researchers take to solve complex problem surrounding new technologies by decades.

Korea to nurture one million talent to lead the digital era

Korean government announced the “Comprehensive Plan to Nurture Digital Talent” that aims to widen the digital education opportunity, strengthen digital capacity, and foster one million digital talent by the year 2026.

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