Why CEO Han Seong-sook Announces New Deal in Chuncheon?..."Focus on Data Center"

'Digital New Deal' Likely to Emphasize Importance of Digital Management

Hansung-sook, CEO of Naver

[Asia Economy Reporter Jin-gyu Lee] Han Seong-suk, CEO of Naver, will announce her stance on the 'Digital New Deal' on the 14th at the 'Gak' data center located in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province. Some speculate that holding the Digital New Deal announcement at the Chuncheon data center instead of Naver's headquarters is intended to emphasize the importance of data centers.

At 2 p.m. on the same day, Han will participate online in the 7th Emergency Economic Meeting 'National Report Conference' held at the Blue House to convey the IT industry's position. She is expected to speak for about 2 to 3 minutes via video connection from the Chuncheon data center.

Industry insiders analyze that Han's participation in the event from the Chuncheon data center, rather than the Blue House or Naver's headquarters in Bundang, Gyeonggi Province, reflects the importance of data management in the Digital New Deal project, choosing the data center responsible for data management as the announcement venue.

Naver was the first domestic internet company to establish its own data center in Chuncheon. The Chuncheon data center boasts the largest scale among domestic data centers. Completed in 2013, it was built on a site measuring 54,229㎡, equivalent to seven soccer fields.

The Chuncheon data center also incorporates eco-friendly technologies, cultivating greenhouse plants using server waste heat and collecting rainwater for use as cooling and firefighting water. As a result, Naver became the first data center to receive the highest level of platinum certification under the international eco-friendly building certification system LEED (v2009) in 2016.

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