SKT CEO Jeong Jae-heon Discusses AI Strategy and Digital Trust at GSMA M360 ASEAN
Published2026.09.14 08:55
He also shared SK Telecom's AI full-stack strategy encompassing infrastructure, models, and services, as well as the concept of an 'Asia AI Infrastructure Hub,' and explored cooperation measures.
The two parties also exchanged views on securing digital trust through strengthened information security systems, prevention of digital crimes, and AI-based network advancement.
The Al-Bukhary Group is a conglomerate spanning ports, automobiles, energy, finance, and media sectors in Malaysia.
Participants formed a consensus that securing digital trust through enhanced security, technological sovereignty, and governance restructuring is emerging as a core competency in the AI era, and discussed concrete cooperation measures.
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