SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Microsoft has become the first global tech giant to receive security certification for cloud services in South Korea’s public sector, potentially paving the way for the company to introduce artificial intelligence tools in the nation’s schools. The certification, known as CSAP, was granted by the Korea Internet & Security Agency [...]
JEONJU, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s Rural Development Administration (RDA) is accelerating efforts to develop smart agriculture technologies aimed at automating farming practices. On December 3, the RDA showcased its innovations during a demonstration event in Hamyang County, Gyeongnam Province, attended by over 100 local farmers and industry participants. The initiative focuses on [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s industry minister said Monday that the country plans to foster cooling equipment for data centers as one of its new export engines amid the growing demand for infrastructure to support the artificial intelligence (AI) boom. Industry Minister Ahn Duk-geun made the remark during his visit to LG [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co., a pioneer in the semiconductor industry in South Korea, is facing significant challenges as the global memory market shifts toward artificial intelligence (AI)-focused technologies. The company’s three-decade reign as the world’s leading memory chipmaker is under pressure, largely due to its slower response to the growing [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Seventy-six artificial intelligence-based digital textbooks have been certified for classroom use for the first time, covering elementary to high school students, the education ministry said Friday. The textbooks, which were listed in the official gazette, are for the subjects of math, English and information for elementary school grades 3 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s KT Corp. announced on Tuesday its plan to revolutionize network management by integrating artificial intelligence (AI) technology into its operational systems. The move comes as the telecommunications giant faces potential service gaps following the voluntary departure of 2,800 employees in a recent restructuring effort. KT unveiled two AI-powered [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s artificial intelligence safety institute officially opened its doors Wednesday with an aim to respond to various risks associated with the fast-evolving technology, the science ministry said. The new AI Safety Institute comes as a follow-up to the AI Seoul Summit held here in May, where leaders from [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – The state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) signed an initial agreement Tuesday with U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) research firm OpenAI to jointly foster the growth of South Korea’s AI ecosystem, bank officials said. Under the memorandum of understanding (MOU), the two sides will collaborate to boost the local AI ecosystem [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea has solidified its position as the world’s third-largest filer of artificial intelligence (AI) security technology patents, trailing only the United States and China, according to a report released by the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) on Sunday. In 2021, South Korea filed 1,492 AI security technology patents, a [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Major tech companies, including OpenAI and Google, are intensifying their efforts to collaborate with smartphone manufacturers as generative AI continues to revolutionize digital services. While AI applications have become a mainstay in desktop environments for tasks like document summarization and image generation, the mobile sector has yet to fully [...]