ETRI Unveils AI Vision and AIDC Strategy at 50th Anniversary Conference

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ETRI Unveils AI Vision and AIDC Strategy at 50th Anniversary Conference

Published2026.08.26 10:01

'ETRI Conference 2026' to be Held at El Tower Grace Hall in Yangjae, Seoul on September 1st

The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) will disclose the nation's AI-focused research and development direction and AI Data Center (AIDC) infrastructure strategy on the occasion of its 50th anniversary. Through this event, a technological blueprint for national AI innovation will be presented, ranging from core AI scientist technologies such as shared multimodal foundation models and AI research colleagues (Co-Scientist) to ultra-high-speed, ultra-low-latency networks.

ETRI announced on the 26th that it will host 'ETRI Conference 2026' at Grace Hall, El Tower in Yangjae, Seoul on September 1st. ETRI President Park Se-woong will announce 'A Warm World Living Together Led by AI·DX Innovation' as a new vision, and will also disclose the direction of strengthening national mission-oriented R&D centered on five strategic focus areas including artificial intelligence, physical AI, three-dimensional communication, spatial media, and ADX convergence.

■ 4E Combination Strategy and AI Scientist Vision

The core of this conference's innovation strategy is '4E Combination'.

The concept combines △Essential technological innovation △Embracing openness and inclusivity △Exciting research vitality enhancement △Excellent growth to simultaneously pursue core mission-oriented technological innovation and open-type collaboration.

In the first strategic technology session 'AI Scientist for All,' Oh-wook Kwon, head of the Intelligent Information Research Division at ETRI's Artificial Intelligence Research Institute, will present a technological vision for realizing AI scientists including shared multimodal foundation models and AI Co-Scientist.

Subsequently, Yong-gyun Yu, director of the National Science AI Research Center at the National Research Council of Science & Technology, will discuss the direction of fostering national-level AI scientists and creating a research ecosystem.

■ Intensive Discussion on AIDC Infrastructure Technology Direction

In the second session 'AIDC - The Heart of AI,' against the backdrop that competition in large-scale computing infrastructure such as GPUs, networks, and AI semiconductors determines national AI competitiveness, ETRI's AIDC technology development direction will be disclosed.

Kwang-won Ko, head of ETRI's AIDC Research Division, will present the direction for establishing AI data centers and ultra-high-speed, ultra-low-latency network infrastructure, and Il-joon Lee, director of NHN Cloud, will introduce the role and development direction of AI computing infrastructure from an industry perspective.

ETRI President Park Se-woong stated, "In the face of the massive transformation of the AI paradigm shift, it is time to combine the ICT capabilities accumulated over the past 50 years with AI to create new growth engines for the Republic of Korea," and added, "We will expand openness and collaboration beyond the boundaries between industry, academia, and research to develop strategic technologies needed by the nation."

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