Kakao Mobility Shares Technology Vision with New French Civil Servant Trainees

New trainees of the French Ministry of Economy and Finance are taking a commemorative photo at Kakao Mobility's Pangyo office. (Photo by Kakao Mobility)

Kakao Mobility announced on the 27th that new officials from the French Ministry of Economy and Finance visited its Pangyo office to receive a briefing on Kakao Mobility's future technology vision.

This visit was arranged at the request of the French Ministry of Economy and Finance through the French Embassy in Korea. It was part of the training program for new officials who have completed the 'Le corps des mines,' a high-level official training program under the Ministry of Economy and Finance.

About 20 new officials from the French Ministry of Economy and Finance attending the site were introduced to future mobility technologies such as autonomous driving, digital twin, UAM, and robotics, as well as services implemented on the Kakao T platform at Kakao Mobility's Pangyo office. They also experienced the autonomous driving service currently being piloted in Pangyo.

Unlike Europe, which is implementing regulations to protect its domestic market to curb the influence of major US big tech platforms, the attendees asked various questions about the technological competitiveness and service differentiation factors that allowed Korea's domestic platform, Kakao T, to gain an advantage in competition with global mobility platforms.

M. Arnaud Amabile, Deputy Director of the French Economic Council, said, "The new officials who will lead the future of the French Ministry of Economy and Finance were able to enhance their understanding of global-level IT and mobility technologies through their visit to Kakao Mobility," adding, "It is expected to contribute to the establishment of various policies to strengthen the competitiveness of France's domestic mobility platforms in the future."

Basile Cote, who participated in this training program, said, "Kakao T, which integrates various mobility means into a single MaaS app, is the type of service France wants to implement within Europe," and added, "It was very impressive that Kakao Mobility regularly adds new services such as valet parking, car insurance, and finance, demonstrating the ability to quickly link and execute different areas."

Jang Sung-wook, head of Kakao Mobility's Future Mobility Research Institute, said, "It was a meaningful time to share future mobility technologies and visions with new officials from the French Ministry of Economy and Finance," and added, "Having confirmed the high interest of global governments in domestic IT technologies and companies, we will develop more advanced future mobility services and lay the foundation for global business expansion."

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