Korea Institute of Startup and Entrepreneurship Development (KISED), Korea Federation of Credit Guarantee Foudations (KOREG), Korea Trade Insurance Corporation (K-sure), and Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation (KOEM) joined with young people who will lead the data economy era to expand the use of public data.
The institutions signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to promote the use of public data and held a launch ceremony for the "2026 AI·Data Supporters" at the headquarters of Korea Trade Insurance Corporation (K-sure) in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on the 16th.
"AI·Data Supporters" is a program jointly run by the four institutions to cultivate the next generation of AI talent. Twelve selected university and graduate students will take part for about three months until July. They will use data provided by each institution to produce videos and social media content and plan to convey public data use cases and value to the public in an accessible way.
To strengthen the supporters' capabilities, the institutions will offer a structured program, including public data literacy training and interviews with practitioners. At the end of the activities, they will hold a final presentation to share results and award prizes to outstanding teams.
Lee Sang-cheon, executive director at Korea Federation of Credit Guarantee Foudations (KOREG), said, "It is meaningful that institutions in different fields are collaborating through data," and added, "Young people's creative ideas will uncover the hidden value of public data."
Yu Seung-hee, head of the AI and Digital Business Division at Korea Trade Insurance Corporation (K-sure), said, "We have laid the groundwork for a leap to an AI powerhouse by strengthening the interagency public data framework," and added, "We will build a data service environment that the public and export companies can feel."
Korea Institute of Startup and Entrepreneurship Development (KISED) expected the collaboration to invigorate the data-driven startup ecosystem. Shin Se-il, head of policy at Korea Institute of Startup and Entrepreneurship Development (KISED), said, "It will serve as a catalyst to strengthen interagency data consolidation and accelerate digital transformation," and added, "We will support young people so they can connect their data utilization capabilities to startups."