Nam Hyun-woo has worked as a staff writer at The Korea Times since 2013, mostly covering business and politics. He currently belongs to the Business Desk where he covers topics such as emerging tech, AI, ICT and Korea's chaebol community. Prior to joining the team, he was the paper's correspondent for the presidential office of Korea during the Yoon Suk Yeol and Moon Jae-in administrations.
LG CNS partners with Google Cloud to diversify AI solutions in APAC region
LG CNS CEO Hyun Shin-gyoon, right, shakes hands with Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian in Las Vegas in this undated photo. Courtesy of LG CNS
By Nam Hyun-woo
LG CNS said Tuesday it will collaborate with Google Cloud to diversify its cloud-based AI transformation (AX) business across the Asia Pacific and Americas regions.
Company CEO Hyun Shin-gyoon recently met with Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian and Karan Baz, general manager for Asia Pacific, at the Google Cloud Next 2025 event in Las Vegas to strengthen cooperation between the two companies.
The partnership aims to expand AX business collaboration across industries. LG CNS will combine its cloud and AI expertise, cross-sector industry knowledge and IT service capabilities with Google Cloud’s generative AI and cloud solutions to help companies across APAC and the Americas adopt enterprise-wide AI.
The Korean company plans to develop hundreds of generative AI services using Google’s AI model Gemini and its enterprise AI platform Vertex AI. The services will target industries including manufacturing, finance, retail, telecommunications and the public sector.
LG CNS is particularly focused on leading the fast-growing health care and biotech AX market. According to the Korea Biotechnology Industry Organization’s Bioeconomy Research Center, the global digital health care market is projected to grow over 20 percent annually, reaching 2,400 trillion won ($1.68 billion) by 2033. LG CNS aims to build AI agents that assist researchers in analyzing pharmaceutical data and developing genome analysis, protein prediction and drug discovery services.
The company is well-positioned in generative AI. Last October, it became the first in Asia to receive Google Cloud’s Generative AI Specialist certification and holds five other expert-level certifications. It was also named Korea’s service partner at the Google Cloud Partner Awards for two consecutive years.
“LG CNS is an AX specialist with generative AI technology expertise across various business sectors. We plan to expand our AX business to the Asia Pacific and Americas regions in cooperation with Google Cloud and aim to become the top player in the health care and bio AX market,” Hyun said.
Chi Ki-sung said LG CNS will gain capabilities to enhance operations and deliver real value to the health care sector.