KT Targets Cloud Transition Demand from Administrative and Public Institutions

KT and KT Cloud Hold Seminar for Public Institution Officials

[Asia Economy Reporter Minyoung Cha] KT and KT Cloud announced on the 11th that they held the 'Metropolitan Area Public Sector Cloud Transition Seminar' on the 7th at El Tower in Yangjae-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul.

This seminar was organized to introduce KT's cloud transition technology trends and implementation cases and to share related know-how with officials from metropolitan area local governments and administrative agencies in Seoul, Incheon, and Gyeonggi Province. About 130 officials from over 80 public institutions attended the event.

Jusung Kim, Executive Director of KT Cloud Customer Division at KT Cloud, introduced KT Cloud's business at the event and explained KT's unique strengths such as the ‘Hyperscale AI Computing (HAC)’ service and the ‘GPU Farm’. This was followed by presentations on topics such as ‘KT G-Cloud Utilization Plans’ and ‘Public Sector Cloud Transition Strategies’.

The government plans to transition administrative and public institution systems to the cloud by 2025. Based on the trustworthiness of services secured through Korea’s first public cloud security certification, KT plans to provide customized cloud services necessary for the digital transformation of public institutions, including large-scale data processing, stable system operation, and cost reduction.

Jungsu Jeong, Executive Director of KT Gangnam West Metropolitan Headquarters, said, “KT possesses the largest cloud infrastructure in Korea,” and added, “As the only provider in Korea that integrates network and cloud services, we will lead the successful cloud transition of metropolitan public institutions in line with government policies.”

Jusung Kim, Executive Director of KT Cloud, said, “KT Cloud’s excellence and stability have been proven by about 8,000 customers using it over the past 11 years,” and added, “Since the demand for cloud transition among metropolitan public institutions is abundant, we will expand the public cloud market through KT’s unique strength in AI cloud.”