KT and Neolab Convergence Jointly Research Edutech AI Using Smart Pens

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Hye-seon] KT announced on the 21st that it will collaborate with Neolab Convergence on research into EduTech artificial intelligence (AI) technology using smartphones. EduTech refers to next-generation education utilizing information and communication technologies such as big data and AI.

KT and Neolab Convergence signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for joint research on EduTech AI, agreeing to jointly study AI technologies necessary for education using handwriting data collected via smartpens, and to enhance the UX convenience of the smartpen.

To this end, KT will combine its non-face-to-face education platform 'LaenseonEdu', implemented based on ABC (Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Cloud) capabilities, with Neolab Convergence’s handwriting data analysis and processing technologies secured through its smartpen business.

The two companies will collect all activities performed with the smartpen, focusing on analyzing learning information such as study participation based on the amount of handwriting and records in specific sections, class concentration according to the degree of handwriting slant, and task comprehension based on the time taken to solve problems, to utilize in AI research.

Through this, they plan to jointly develop an EduTech business model and provide a hybrid education solution without distinctions between online and offline, or constraints of time and place. They are currently conducting initial development of AI technology for education using smartpens, and will apply this technology to the education services KT will launch this year for commercialization.

Neolab Convergence, established in 2009, is a smartpen specialist company that independently developed the ‘Ncode’ technology which digitizes handwriting written on paper.

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