The Korea Artificial Intelligence and Software Industry Association (KOSA) said on the 19th that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with KT on the 18th to build an ecosystem to strengthen AI capabilities for all citizens and to establish a credible system for recognizing AI talent.
Key officials from both organizations attended the signing ceremony at KT's headquarters in Jongno District, Seoul, including Seo Seong-il, KOSA's executive vice president, and Jin Yeong-sim, KT's managing director in charge of education business cooperation at the Talent Office.
The core of this agreement is to establish a qualification verification system that can accurately assess the capabilities actually required in the AI industry field. The two organizations agreed to cooperate in forming and operating a committee to review questions for AICE (AI Certificate for Everyone), KT's AI competency certification exam.
With this agreement, KOSA will bring industry and academia experts onto the committee to provide advice for question review and quality improvement. It will reflect the latest technology trends and on-site needs of corporations in the evaluation criteria, and increase the reliability and discrimination power of the AICE certification exam to establish in the market a system for recognizing AI talent that corporations can trust.
KOSA Vice President Seo Seong-il said, "An objective and credible evaluation system that reflects voices from the field is key to discovering and nurturing AI talent," adding, "Starting with our cooperation with KT, we will strengthen the ecosystem so that excellent AI talent can be supplied smoothly to industrial sites and will drive Korea's AI competitiveness."