SKT, After Failing in Government Security AI Project, to Discuss Cooperation with Consortium Partners

"We Will Continue to Strengthen Our Cybersecurity AI Capabilities"

On September 3, SK Telecom issued a statement regarding its failure to be selected for the Ministry of Science and ICT’s "Cybersecurity-Specialized Artificial Intelligence (AI) Foundation Model Development" project, stating, "As a full-stack AI company equipped with AI infrastructure, models, and services, we will continue our efforts to enhance Korea’s AI competitiveness."

An SK Telecom representative said, "Separate from the government project, we plan to discuss future collaboration opportunities with consortium partners. We also intend to further strengthen our AI capabilities in cybersecurity."

On the same day, the Ministry of Science and ICT announced that, following presentations and evaluations of the two participating companies (SK Telecom and Naver Cloud) in the Cybersecurity-Specialized AI Foundation Model Development project, it has selected the Naver Cloud consortium as the final project operator.

SK Telecom, which competed against Naver Cloud, submitted its application as part of a consortium that included nine security companies—Upstage, SK Shieldus, AhnLab, Secui, among others—as well as Korea University, Soongsil University, the Korea Information Security Industry Association (KISIA), and a total of 13 institutions.

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