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WRTN calls for public-private cooperation on AI literacy education

Lee Se-young, CEO of artificial intelligence (AI) platform firm WRTN, on Tuesday called for public-private sector cooperation to improve the education environment for AI literacy among the Korean general public. During the K-AI Literacy Future Education Forum hosted by Rep. Cho In-cheul of the Democratic Party of Korea, Lee stressed that AI literacy has become a key national capability reflecting a country’s competitiveness and social inclusivity. However, he pointed out that there is virtually no publicly supported AI literacy education available to the general public in Korea. “Although Korean workers use AI in their work more frequently than their U.S. counterparts, the actual reduction in working hours is lower in Korea,” he said. “While many people actively use AI in Korea, many are not using it effectively and efficiently, and policies addressing this gap remain insufficient.” The forum was organized to highlight the importance of AI education for the general public, especially for younger generations, to narrow the gap between those who can effectively use AI and those

Nov 11, 2025By Nam Hyun-woo

WRTN calls for public-private cooperation on AI literacy education

Inside watsonx AI Lab: IBM seeks to navigate AI race with watsonx, AI consulting

NEW YORK — IBM is stepping up its efforts in the rapidly evolving artificial intelligence (AI) industry, led by its watsonx platform and enterprise consulting services. IBM’s latest strategy in AI is encapsulated by watsonx, a collection of products for generative AI, from building to deploying and governing AI models, with comprehensive enterprise consulting. “[For companies to adopt AI in business], there must be platforms that allow their developers to build with AI and need to be able to use various models as well … In order for AI adoption to align with these processes, it needs a platform that connects to business workflows; hence, we introduce products like watsonx Orchestrate,” Kim Yeon-joo, IBM vice president of strategy, global offerings and growth, said during a press tour of AI Lab at the company’s office in Manhattan, Friday. “It’s also crucial to strategize how to implement AI, pilot it and transition to full-scale operations. The consulting division works closely with clients on these aspects of AI adoption, providing both cutting-edge AI technology and co

Nov 11, 2025By Lee Gyu-lee

Inside watsonx AI Lab: IBM seeks to navigate AI race with watsonx, AI consulting

Korea Water Cluster to host special session on next-generation water tech at KIWW

The Korea Water Cluster, a government-supported industrial complex in Daegu, will host a special session on next-generation water management technology on Thursday during Korea International Water Week (KIWW) 2025 at EXCO in Daegu. The industrial cluster is a government agency dedicated to building infrastructure and supporting businesses related to the water industry, organized under the Korea Environment Corp. The session is co-organized with academic communities including the Korean Society of Civil Engineers and the Korean Society of Water and Wastewater. The session aims to share the latest research outcomes and application cases of innovative technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and automation in the field of water management. Participants will discuss strategies for sustainable water technology innovation in response to the global climate crisis. International institutions, including the University of Michigan and Singapore’s National Water Agency, will present cutting-edge developments such as AI-based hybrid water management and digital transformation technologies

Nov 11, 2025By Jhoo Dong-chan

Korea Water Cluster to host special session on next-generation water tech at KIWW

Korea Water Cluster to host Korea International Water Week

Korea Water Cluster, a government-supported industrial complex in Daegu, will host Korea International Water Week (KIWW) from Nov. 12–15 at EXCO, the city’s main convention center. Operated under the Korea Environment Corporation, Korea Water Cluster is a government agency dedicated to building infrastructure and supporting businesses related to the water industry. The cluster will operate a joint exhibition booth, host technology presentations and invite international buyers to help domestic water companies expand into global markets. The annual KIWW is jointly organized by the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment, Daegu Metropolitan City, the Korea Environment Corp., and the Korea Water Resources Corp., with the Korea Water Forum serving as the main organizer. The large-scale international event aims to promote policy and technology exchange between developed and developing countries and to support the global expansion of Korean water companies. This year’s program focuses on its smart innovation in water technology for a sustainable future, introducing AI-based water mana

Nov 10, 2025By Jhoo Dong-chan

Korea Water Cluster to host Korea International Water Week

AILingGo rolls out new translation platform OTran 2.0

Legal interpretation platform AILingGo launched its latest artificial intelligence (AI) translation tool, OTran 2.0, offering greater precision and efficiency than conventional translation systems through its interactive chat platform. According to the company, Monday, it released OTran 2.0 on Nov. 3. While OTran 1.0 focused primarily on English-Korean translation, the upgraded version has expanded its coverage to more than 35 languages. The new version minimizes the possibility of mistranslation by taking the full context of a document into account, as well as introduces an interactive interface that allows users to communicate directly with the AI to refine and edit their documents. The company also enhanced functions for processing documents before and after translation by applying optical character recognition technology specialized for legal documents. The technology accurately recognizes, extracts and translates complex documents such as complaints and patent specifications, which were difficult for conventional AI tools to process. AILingGo was founded in 2020 as a specialized plat

Nov 10, 2025By Nam Hyun-woo

AILingGo rolls out new translation platform OTran 2.0

Global AI event kicks off in Seoul with latest tech trends

A global artificial intelligence (AI) event kicked off Monday in Seoul, showcasing the latest trends and technologies in the AI sector, the Korea International Trade Association (KITA) said. Co-hosted by KITA and DMK Global, a tech-focused content publishing company, the AI Summit Seoul & Expo 2025 will be held for two days at Seoul's COEX convention center, bringing together over 70 companies in the technology and AI sectors, including Google Cloud, IBM and KT, according to KITA. Global leaders, including Wen Sang, the co-founder of the AI agent Genspark, and Luc Julia, the chief scientific officer of Renault Group, will provide insights into the current state and future of the AI industry, it added in a press release. Participating companies can also meet with some 50 buyers visiting the event in a "business connection session" that will run throughout the two-day event. "The event's purpose is to support the application and the expansion of AI technology, whose importance has grown to become one of the country's strategic industries," KITA said. "We will make efforts to position the ev

Nov 10, 2025By Yonhap

Global AI event kicks off in Seoul with latest tech trends

Korea’s 1st commercial space vehicle set to launch Nov. 22 in Brazil

The HANBIT-Nano, Korea’s first commercial space launch vehicle developed by Innospace, will launch at 3 p.m. on Nov. 22 in Brazil (local time), the company said Friday. The launch date was set after the Korea AeroSpace Administration consulted with the Brazilian Air Force on weather conditions, integration procedures between the launch vehicle and satellite, launch safety controls and the local operation schedule. Depending on the weather conditions, the launch date and time are subject to change, the company said. Part of Innospace's SPACEWARD mission, the HANBIT-Nano will be Korea’s first commercial space launch vehicle capable of deploying client satellites and other payloads into low earth orbit at an altitude of 300 kilometers. Having secured contracts with five clients from Brazil, India and Korea, the HANBIT-Nano will carry eight payloads and one commemorative branded payload. The HANBIT-Nano is a two-stage space launch vehicle measuring 21.8 meters in height and 1.4 meters in diameter. It is equipped with a 25-ton-thrust hybrid rocket engine for the first stage, and a 3-ton-

Nov 7, 2025By Nam Hyun-woo

Korea’s 1st commercial space vehicle set to launch Nov. 22 in Brazil

Kakao satisfied about increased usage time despite complaints

Kakao CEO Chung Shin-a said Friday the company’s flagship mobile messenger KakaoTalk showed nearly a 10 percent increase in users’ average app usage time after a Sept. 23 update that sparked nationwide complaints, describing the change as “a positive shift” in the app’s traffic quality. During the company’s earnings call for the third quarter, Chung said the company confirmed rebounds in major indicators after the update, with the average daily usage time for KakaoTalk increasing from the third-quarter average of 24 minutes to nearly 26 minutes after the update. “We believe it is meaningful that the usage time has begun to show signs of rebound from its steady downtrend,” Chung said. “Even during the exceptional circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic, the average daily usage time per user increased by only about 10 seconds, so we believe that increasing the usage time on a messenger platform is a highly challenging task.” On Sept. 23, the company launched a sweeping update to the interface of the country’s largest messaging app, replacing a list-style format for th

Nov 7, 2025By Nam Hyun-woo

Kakao satisfied about increased usage time despite complaints

Average spam texts received by users down 74% in first half of the year amid gov't crackdown

The average number of spam text messages received by mobile users in South Korea fell significantly in the first half of 2025 from a year earlier, data showed Friday, as part of the government's broader efforts to curb illegal messaging activities. According to the data compiled by the Korea Media and Communications Commission, South Koreans received an average of three spam messages per month during the January-June period, sharply down from 11 in the same period of 2024. The study, carried out jointly with the Korea Internet & Security Agency, was based on mobile messages and calls received by 3,000 mobile phone users aged 12 to 69. The total number of spam messages and calls reported or detected came to 319.3 million, down 85 percent over the period, the report added. In November last year, the government unveiled a comprehensive plan to root out spam messages, including imposing fines on mobile carriers that fail to prevent illegal messaging activities.

Nov 7, 2025By Yonhap

Average spam texts received by users down 74% in first half of the year amid gov't crackdown

Korean firms sweep CES 2026 Innovation Awards

Korean firms once again swept the highly-coveted CES Innovation Awards for the event’s 2026 edition, with top tech companies winning over dozens of awards respectively. The Consumer Technology Association, the CES organizer, on Wednesday (local time) announced the winners of CES 2026 Innovation Awards. To recognize the most innovative products and services in the previous year, the CTA presents the awards before the world’s largest consumer electronics show to kick off in January. Samsung Electronics said it has won a total of 27 awards including the three Best of Innovation awards. Twelve awards were from the company’s video display business, four from home appliance, three from mobile device, seven from semiconductor and one from automotive parts unit Harman. In the visual display category, the company won two Best of Innovation awards and received 10 Innovation Awards for new products and services, including its 2026 lineup of TVs and monitors. In the mobile segment, the new Galaxy XR extended reality device and the Galaxy Z Fold7 also earned the honors. LG Electronics won a tot

Nov 6, 2025By Nam Hyun-woo

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