SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., along with SK Group affiliates are holding the SK ICT Tech Summit 2019, where the main agenda is to share ICT and services, at Walkerhill Hotel in Seoul for two days on Monday and Tuesday. The summit is the fourth of its kind this year with [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — According to a survey, 3 out of 5 South Korean large firms are applying artificial intelligence (AI) to their actual work. More than half of the companies even have related organizations. According to a recent survey conducted by CEO Score, 57.3 percent (75 companies) of the total of 131 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — An accelerator for tech startups operated by the country’s largest internet portal operator Naver Inc. said Friday that it has made new investments in three promising startups, as part of its ongoing efforts to support promising entrepreneurs. Naver’s D2 Startup Factory, also known as D2SF, said that it has [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Thursday that it will streamline regulations on drones in the latest move to boost the fledgling industry and create more jobs. The road map calls for 35 revisions to existing rules and the modifying of guidelines to stimulate growth in the drone industry while enhancing public [...]
JINCHEON, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s leading solar cells and modules manufacturer, Hanwha Q Cells, has said it plans to begin using an artificial intelligence-based production system around 2021 to beef up its competitiveness in the photovoltaic market. Hanwha Q Cells said its plant in Jincheon is set to use self-learning software to [...]
DAEJEON, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Experts are expecting that a world of virtual reality (VR), similar to what was seen in the 2018 Hollywood blockbuster “Ready Player One” where people meet in a virtual world to play games and go on shopping, will soon become a reality. The Center of Human-Centered Interaction for Coexistence [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A large drone festival will take place at a Han River park in Seoul this weekend, offering citizens rare opportunities to enjoy the latest and future technologies of unmanned flying objects, municipal officials said Tuesday. The Seoul metropolitan government said it and the transportation ministry will jointly hold the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Advanced information and communication technology (ICT) for companion animals is spreading. The Institute of Information and Communications Technology Planning and Evaluation (IITP) said in a recent report that with an increase in the development of devices and systems related to pets incorporating technologies based on the Fourth Industrial Revolution [...]
GWANGJU, Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean researchers have developed a robotic arm that can automatically finish molding processes, which are usually completed manually. A research team from the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) said Wednesday that it has succeeded in increasing the joint rigidity of robots with a special design. In [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Soon, one will be able to meet delivery robots that deliver food and parcels in Seoul. The Seoul Metropolitan Government will support the demonstration of delivery robots and Internet of Things (IoT)-based water management systems using self-driving technology for up to one year starting in October. Delivery robots and [...]