Signing of Industry-Academia Cooperation MOU in Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Fields
On the 21st, SK Networks signed an industry-academic cooperation MOU in the field of big data and artificial intelligence (AI) with the Graduate School of Data Science at Seoul National University. Choi Seonghwan, Head of Planning at SK Networks (left), and Cha Sanggyun, Dean of the Graduate School of Data Science at Seoul National University, are posing for a commemorative photo after signing the MOU. (Photo by SK Networks)
[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ji-hee] SK Networks has partnered with a research institution at Seoul National University to integrate business and digital technology.
On the 21st, SK Networks announced that it signed an 'Industry-Academic Cooperation MOU in Big Data and Artificial Intelligence (AI)' with the Graduate School of Data Science at Seoul National University at its Myeongdong headquarters in Seoul, and plans to establish a joint research system going forward. Under this agreement, SK Networks and the Graduate School of Data Science at Seoul National University will collaborate on ▲joint research in big data and AI ▲exchange of research information and infrastructure ▲academic exchanges such as symposiums and workshops ▲research personnel exchanges through internships and field projects.
SK Networks has been dedicated to enhancing digital capabilities and developing business models suited to the times. Chairman Choi Chul-won of SK Networks has also emphasized the need to achieve "process and business model innovation incorporating digital technology across all business areas."
In this regard, the company established a dedicated organization, DSG and DT Agent Group, in 2017, and since last year has been upgrading the digital utilization capabilities of all employees by establishing a 'company-wide data utilization capability system.'
Additionally, SK Networks has developed and operates 'Smart Link,' a comprehensive vehicle management solution incorporating Internet of Things (IoT) technology, and introduced a service that allows users to check tire sizes using only the vehicle number. Through 'Mintit ATM,' Korea's first AI-based unmanned used phone purchase machine, it has presented a new culture of used phone distribution, and through its subsidiary SK Magic, it has introduced various home appliances equipped with IoT and AI functions, such as motion air purifiers.
SK Networks plans to accelerate a higher level of digital transformation based on this industry-academic cooperation agreement.
An SK Networks official said, "This MOU expands opportunities to develop products and services utilizing AI and IoT across all business areas, including information and communication and rental, enhancing customer convenience and satisfaction," adding, "We will research areas applicable not only to business but also to corporate culture and in-house education, leading to an 'innovation in the way we work.'"
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