KT, 'Cloud One Team' Collaboration Kicks Off... 1st Regular Consultative Meeting Held

KT AI/DX Convergence Business Division Head Vice President Song Jae-ho (first from the left), IT Division Head Executive Director Yoon Dong-sik (second from the left), and other key members of the Cloud One Team are sharing their opinions at the 1st Cloud One Team Regular Council held at the KT East building in Gwanghwamun, Seoul.

[Asia Economy Reporter Eunmo Koo] KT is intensifying cooperation with ‘Cloud One Team’ member companies to expand the native cloud ecosystem.

KT announced on the 31st that it held the 1st regular Cloud One Team council at the KT East building in Gwanghwamun, Seoul. The regular council, held non-face-to-face, was attended by 60 key members including Song Jae-ho, head of the One Team TF and KT AI/DX Convergence Business Division, to gather opinions. Launched last November to foster the domestic cloud industry ecosystem and strengthen competitiveness, Cloud One Team operates through ▲ECO Win-Win Support Group ▲Industrial Innovation Division ▲Solution Innovation Division ▲Technology/R&D Innovation Division.

At the meeting, tasks discovered by each division were introduced, and collaboration system establishment plans and roles of each organization were discussed. In particular, the Solution Innovation Division identified nine tasks including non-face-to-face, security, work collaboration tools, and Desktop as a Service (DaaS), sharing the roadmap for each task.

The Industrial Innovation Division plays a role in identifying market demand and deriving improvement directions for the pioneering adoption of technology and services. The ECO Win-Win Support Group operates support programs for startups and venture companies to support the industrial ecosystem. The Technology/R&D Division collaborates on nurturing specialized talent based on academy-specialized programs at each university.

Webcash Group and Crinity have newly joined the Cloud One Team. So far, participating organizations include KT, Seoul National University, KAIST, POSTECH, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Gwangju branch of Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), Korea Venture Business Association, Gyeonggi Center for Creative Economy & Innovation, Incheon Center for Creative Economy & Innovation, Hangul and Computer, K Bank, Namu Technology, Somansa, Penta Security Systems, Saltlux, Tilon, Geno Solution, Saeha Coms, Arom Information Technology, Tmax A&C, totaling 22 organizations.

Song Jae-ho, Vice President and head of KT AI/DX Convergence Business Division and Cloud One Team TF, said, "We will strive to further activate Cloud One Team activities to become an alliance at the center of industrial development and competitiveness enhancement."

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