A private-sector coalition platform for artificial intelligence (AI) technology development has been launched.
The Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) and the Korea Software Industry Association (KOSA) held the launch ceremony for the AI private-sector coalition "K-AI Partnership," the ministry said Tuesday. The ceremony, held at the Dragon City Hotel in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, drew about 150 companies and institutions, including not only AI development and supply firms but also demand-side companies in manufacturing and finance.
KOSA Chairman Cho Jun-hee and Naver Cloud CEO Kim Yu-won will serve as co-chairs to lead the K-AI Partnership going forward. The heads of three divisions were also named: the "AI Ecosystem Division," which supports collaboration between large corporations and AI startups; the "AX Expansion Division," which identifies AI transformation (AX) demand from industrial sites such as manufacturing and logistics; and the "Full-Stack Export Division," which forms consortiums of AI value chain companies and supports their overseas expansion. The division heads will be Kim Jae-won, CEO of Elice Group; Kim Dong-hwan, CEO of 42Maru; and Lee Ju-wan, Chairman of Megazone Cloud, respectively. MSIT also plans to operate an advisory group composed of experts in fields such as law, finance, global affairs, standards, and ethics to reinforce the expertise of each division.
