SK Bioscience Employee Communication App 'SKON' Wins iF Design Award

SK bioscience announced on the 5th that its employee communication application SKON, developed in-house, won the Grand Prize in the Communication category for Applications and Software at the German iF Design Award 2024.

SKON award image [Photo by SK Bioscience]

The iF Design Award, organized by the International Forum (iF), is the world's most prestigious global design competition that began in Germany in 1953. Along with Germany's Red Dot Design Award and the United States' International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA), it is considered one of the world's top three design awards.

This year, the iF Design Award saw over 11,000 entries from 56 countries worldwide competing. A jury of 133 judges comprehensively evaluated the entries' design distinctiveness and impact across nine categories, including User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX), product, packaging, communication, and service design, to select the winners. Among the 32 winners in the mobile app category, SKON was the only app developed specifically for employees.

SK bioscience's self-developed SKON also won the Grand Prize in the work management category at last year's 'Smart App Awards,' the most prestigious mobile app evaluation ceremony in Korea.

SKON is a groupware designed for internal work processing and employee communication, providing various services that enhance employees' work convenience and job satisfaction, such as electronic approval, facility reservation, welfare application, and community activities. The name SKON signifies "connecting (ON) to SK."

SK bioscience plans to further solidify its position as an industry-leading digital leader and engage in communication among employees and with the public through various channels.

Hwang Jae-seon, Head of Digital Innovation at SK bioscience, said, "SKON has been globally recognized for providing diverse benefits to employees based on its differentiated design and excellent usability. Amid rapid changes in digital and platform environments, we will continue efforts to enhance employees' digital experiences and strengthen their digital and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities."

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