[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 '2025 Asia AI Awards' ceremony, now in its third year, highlights companies with outstanding artificial intelligence (AI) technology and supports them as foundational pillars toward the shared goal of becoming one of the "Top 3 AI Powerhouses."

The Asia Business Daily has been publishing the AI Revolution interview series since 2023, with participation from as many as 180 companies to date. This year’s event saw active involvement from not only large corporations but also small and medium-sized enterprises and startups, regardless of their size or sector.

This year's judging panel consisted of five IT experts from academia, industry, and research institutes. The panel evaluated each company based on their submitted statements of achievement, assessing various criteria such as technological capability, innovation, ethics, social contribution, and data security, and selected the awardees through a fair evaluation process.

SK Telecom, which received the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and ICT Award, led the way in popularizing AI in Korea through its advanced AI agent service 'A.Dot,' which assists in everyday life. The company was selected as an awardee for enhancing productivity with its proprietary large language model (LLM)-based AI solution, 'A.Dot X.'

Hancom, also receiving 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 monitoring field through the development and commercialization of generative AI monitoring systems. Turnacious was also recognized as an awardee for supporting global stock market investors with AI technology that enables easy access to corporate information and unstructured financial data.

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

Xenon, which received the 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-winner for providing personalized services with its on-device, hyper-personalized learning AI agent solution, while Naeiruri expanded logistics services with its AI-based regular delivery system.

Sky Worldwide received the 'AI Ethics Award' for leading the ethical use of AI while providing industry-specific AI transformation solutions. Anchornode was awarded the 'AI Business Model Award' by the CEO of The Asia Business Daily for addressing inefficiencies in game development through 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 have worked hard to develop AI technology over the past year, as well as to government officials and academics who have supported these efforts through various policies and budget allocations. I encourage everyone to continue striving forward in the future."