Santa Claus Selected as a Leading Strategic Industry Company in Busan by 2026

Santa Co., Ltd. (CEO Park Ki-woong), operator of the AI education platform DidiSam, has been officially selected as a "2026 Strategic Industry Leading Company" by the city of Busan. This selection was made in the digital tech industry sector, one of the nine strategic industries designated by the city. Santa has been recognized for its technological prowess and growth potential as an AI-based digital education solutions company.

On the 3rd, the Busan Metropolitan Government held a ceremony to award strategic industry leading companies at the Westin Chosun Busan in Haeundae and announced a total of 90 companies. Eleven companies, including Santa, were selected from the digital tech industry. These selected companies will receive preferential treatment in approximately 20 areas, including financing, technology development, and commercialization, over the next three years.

Santa Co., Ltd. provides a customized AI education platform to various educational institutions such as universities, public institutions, and academies through its AI-based learning management system (LMS) ‘DidiSam’. Recently, it has strengthened its AI practical education capabilities by opening an AI training center that operates global AI certification courses and generative AI training programs from Microsoft, AWS, and NVIDIA.

Additionally, Santa has been selected as a supplier for government-funded programs such as the Cloud Voucher and AI Voucher program, providing services to over 4,000 educational institutions nationwide. Through this initiative, Santa actively supports the digital transformation and AI education integration of local SMEs and educational institutions.

Santa CEO Park Ki-woong said, “Being selected as a leading company in Busan’s strategic industries is a meaningful achievement for a company that has built up technological prowess and practical experience based on the region,” and added, “We will continue to contribute to creating real changes in local industries and education based on AI education technology.”


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