KT Collaborates with BC Card and Seoul National University to Foster Talent in Big Data New Technologies

[Asia Economy Reporter Eunmo Koo] KT announced on the 22nd that it has signed an agreement to strengthen cooperation with BC Card and the Big Data Innovation Shared University Project Group at Seoul National University to cultivate new technology talents in the big data field and build educational infrastructure for this purpose.

Through this agreement, KT's telecommunications data and cloud technology and BC Card's financial data will be utilized for student education, and corporate big data experts will participate in developing educational materials and practical new technology training. It is expected to contribute to cultivating practical big data talents through securing various infrastructures and active human exchanges.

The Big Data Innovation Shared University Project Group at Seoul National University is responsible for the big data talent cultivation sector of the Ministry of Education's 'Digital New Technology Talent Cultivation Innovation Shared University,' a Korean New Deal project. The 'Digital New Technology Talent Cultivation Innovation Shared University' aims to nurture 100,000 national-level core talents by 2026 in eight key new technology fields: big data, artificial intelligence, next-generation semiconductors, future automobiles, bio-health, immersive media, intelligent robots, and new energy businesses.

Kim Hong-gi, head of the Big Data Innovation Shared University Project Group at Seoul National University, said, "Students will be able to handle big data actually operated by companies, allowing them to acquire more practical skills," and added, "Through the development of an educational big data platform, I hope it will serve as a foundation for all participating students to use equal infrastructure beyond schools and regions."

Shin Su-jeong, head of KT's Enterprise Division, emphasized, "We will actively cooperate to cultivate 100,000 new technology talents over the next six years through the Ministry of Education's Digital New Technology Talent Cultivation Innovation Shared University, and we will do our best to develop cooperation with Seoul National University's big data project group beyond telecommunications big data and cloud education courses into industry-academia collaboration."

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