The Korea Software Industry Association (Chairman Jo Jun-hee, KOSA) announced on the 4th that it signed a business agreement (MOU) with Eastsoft , Naver Cloud , and Smart Talent Development Institute for jointly promoting educational projects to foster artificial intelligence (AI) talent in Korea.
The signing ceremony was held on March 10th at the Eastsoft headquarters in Seocho-gu, Seoul, with key figures from each company and organization in attendance, including Seong-il Seo, Executive Vice President of the Korea Software Industry Association, Yeon-jeong Park, Executive Director of the Korea Software Industry Association, Sang-won Jeong, CEO of Eastsoft, Tae-geon Lim, Executive Director of Naver Cloud, and Su-gyeong Ban, Director of the Smart Talent Development Institute. The attendees shared the importance of securing and nurturing specialized talent for the development of the AI industry, which will determine national competitiveness, and agreed to establish a cooperative system.
The four companies promised to create various cooperative systems linking industry and education through a business agreement, such as ▲establishing an AI-specific education curriculum, ▲operating an education program to foster AI talent, ▲cultivating practical AI talent tailored to industrial sites, and ▲promoting a recruitment-linked program.
Through this, we plan to build a professional education program in the AI field and create an environment for continuous educational support and capacity development.
KOSA is currently operating AI specialized education that reflects the latest technology trends in cooperation with global big tech companies such as AWS, Nvidia, and Intel, centered around its AI/SW education center KSTA. In particular, it is developing specialized content that takes into account the level of the training target and the needs of the industry.
Vice Chairman Seo Seong-il emphasized, “Although the growth of AI technology is accelerating, the supply of specialized talent is not keeping up with industrial demand,” and “With a shortage of more than 10,000 AI talents expected in 2025 alone, the association will focus on fostering practical talent centered on the field and contribute to resolving this talent gap.”
With this agreement, KOSA plans to expand cooperation with private companies, improve the quality of AI technology-based education, and establish a model for fostering talents with expertise and practical capabilities in the domestic education ecosystem.
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