[Asia AI Awards] Spotlight on AI Companies with Technological Excellence... Evaluated for Innovation and Data Security

The 3rd Asia AI Awards
Participation from Both SMEs and Large Corporations

Professor Lee Sungyeop of Korea University Graduate School of Technology Management is delivering a judging comment at the '3rd Asia AI Awards Ceremony' held at Maehwa Hall, Press Center, Jung-gu, Seoul on December 18, 2025. Photo by Kang Jinhyung

The "Asia AI Awards (AAA)" ceremony, now in its third year, highlights companies with outstanding artificial intelligence (AI) technology and supports them so that they can serve as foundational pillars in the shared pursuit of becoming one of the world's top three AI powerhouses.

Since 2023, The Asia Business Daily has been publishing the "AI Revolution" interview series, with participation from as many as 180 companies to date. This year's event saw active involvement from companies of all sizes and sectors, including large corporations, small and medium-sized enterprises, and startups.

This year, the judging panel consisted of five IT experts from academia, industry, and research institutes. The judges reviewed the submissions from each company and conducted a fair evaluation based on a variety of criteria, including technological capability, innovation, ethics, social contribution, and data security, to select the award recipients.

SK Telecom, which received the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and ICT Award, was recognized for leading the popularization of AI in Korea through its advanced AI agent service "A.Dot," which assists in various aspects of daily life, and for boosting productivity with its proprietary large language model (LLM)-based AI solution "A.Dot X."

Hancom, which also received the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and ICT Award, was highly praised for establishing AI data sovereignty based on the vast amount of documents accumulated in public institutions.

Intellivix, which received the Minister of SMEs and Startups Award, introduced innovative technology to the AI surveillance sector through the development and commercialization of a generative AI surveillance system. Turnacious was also recognized for enabling global stock market investors to easily access corporate information and unstructured financial data using AI technology.

Claiwant received the President's Award from the National Information Society Agency for enhancing transparency in the public procurement market by precisely analyzing massive bidding data with AI.

Xenon, which received the Korea Venture Business Association President's Award, developed a platform that allows companies to easily build AI services based on their own data. Sagak was also selected as a co-recipient for its on-device, hyper-personalized learning AI agent solution, while Naeiruri expanded logistics services with its AI-based subscription delivery system.

Sky Worldwide received the "AI Ethics Award" for leading the ethical use of AI while providing industry-specific AI transformation solutions. Anchor Node was presented with the "AI Business Model Award" by The Asia Business Daily CEO for addressing inefficiencies in game development through the use of AI technology.

Lee Sungyeop, Professor at Korea University Graduate School of Technology Management and chair of the judging panel, stated, "I would like to express my gratitude to the business leaders who worked hard on AI technology development throughout the year, as well as to government officials, academics, and everyone who supported these efforts through policies and securing budgets. I encourage everyone to continue striving forward in the future."