Saudi Prince Leading UAE Digital Transformation Found Naver 1784

A high-level delegation from the Sharjah royal family of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), including Sheikh Saud Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, visited Naver's second headquarters, 1784, on the 12th.

This visit by the Sharjah royal high-level delegation was arranged in the process of exploring cooperation possibilities with Korea regarding Sharjah's national-level digital innovation and infrastructure development initiatives. Notably, Sheikh Saud serves as the chairman of the Sharjah Digital Authority (SDA), which oversees the establishment of Sharjah's digital infrastructure.

A high-level delegation from the Sharjah royal family, including Prince Sheikh Saud Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, visited Naver 1784 in Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do on the 12th to experience Naver's advanced technology and tech convergence cases.
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The Sharjah royal high-level delegation toured various parts of 1784 and directly experienced Naver's 'tech convergence' cases, where advanced technologies such as robotics, autonomous driving, cloud computing, digital twins, and 5G are integrated with physical spaces. Sheikh Saud, who is particularly interested in large language models (LLM) based on his native language, also engaged in comprehensive discussions with Naver about generative artificial intelligence (AI).

Naver's second headquarters, 1784, is currently the world's first robot-friendly building visited by people from all walks of life worldwide. After a visit by the Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing of Saudi Arabia, who aims for national-level digital transformation, a business agreement was signed with Naver. Additionally, dignitaries from around the world, including the U.S. Deputy Secretaries of State and Homeland Security, the Minister of Communications and Information of Singapore, the President of the Austrian National Council, and the Director-General of the WTO, have also visited.

Sheikh Saud stated, "Having directly observed Korea's advanced digital infrastructure and technology status, I gained many insights for Sharjah's digital innovation and infrastructure development." Chae Seon-ju, Head of Naver's External and ESG Policy, said, "As 'Team Naver's' advanced technologies, accumulated through long-term investment, are increasingly recognized on the global stage, we will strive to become a world-class IT company acknowledged for our technological capabilities."

Meanwhile, the relationship between Naver and the UAE began in January when Chae Seon-ju, Head of Naver's External and ESG Policy, accompanied the government delegation visiting the UAE. The relationship has continued steadily, including a visit to Naver 1784 by Abdullah Saif Al Nuaimi, the UAE Ambassador to Korea, in March.

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