"Growing the Native Cloud Market" KT Forms 'One Team'

[Asia Economy Reporter Koo Chae-eun] KT is forming a 'Cloud One Team' to strengthen the competitiveness of the domestic native cloud industry ecosystem.

On the 23rd, KT joined forces with 16 organizations from industry, academia, and research institutes to create the Cloud One Team and jointly discover business models. Participating companies include K Bank, Namu Technology, Somansa, Penta Security Systems, Saltlux, Tilon, Geno Solution, Saeha Coms, Arom Information Technology, and Tmax A&C, along with KT. Academia participants include Seoul National University, KAIST, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, and research institutes such as the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) Honam Research Center and the Venture Business Association support the Cloud One Team.

Through the Cloud One Team, KT plans to distribute native cloud services that balance technology, economy, and stability. The Cloud One Team secretariat will be established within KT. It will operate with one support group and three innovation divisions: ▲Win-Win Support Group, ▲Industry, ▲Solutions, and ▲Research and Development. KT will play a role in supporting organic cooperation among participating organizations.

Talent development will also be pursued. Through active personnel exchanges between academia and industry, a complementary education system will be established, and a system will be created to systematically educate the abundant intellectual property held by research institutes. Additionally, each participating organization will discover tasks in various fields such as research and development, core technology development, and leading cloud service application cases. This is expected to form cooperative relationships that can expand mutual synergy among participating organizations.

Jeon Hong-beom, Vice President of KT AI/DX Convergence Business Division, said, “The Cloud One Team, formed by 16 institutions from industry, academia, and research, is expected to become a focal point for the development of Korea's cloud industry,” adding, “KT will contribute to expanding the native cloud ecosystem and lead the digital innovation of Korea's industry through support for the Cloud One Team.”

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