ESTsoft (CEO Chung Sang-won), a company specializing in AI services, announced on the 24th that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Innovation Academy to develop software talent and energize the developer ecosystem.
Innovation Academy is a software education institution established in 2019 with support from the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Institute of Information & Communications Technology Planning & Evaluation (IITP), to develop talent in digital convergence and software innovation. It currently runs '42 Seoul', the Korean adaptation of the innovative French software education program 'École 42', training software talent.
The signing ceremony was held at ESTsoft's headquarters in Seocho-gu, Seoul, attended by ESTsoft CEO Chung Sang-won and Director Park Jae-seon and Innovation Academy Dean Jeon Young-pyo, among others from both organizations.
The agreement between ESTsoft, which runs the K-Digital Training program to develop digital talent, and Innovation Academy, a software talent training institution, centers on ▲collaboration on education programs ▲running developer employment-linked programs and ▲cooperation for mutual development.
In education, the two sides will make active use of 'Codyssey', a self-directed peer learning education platform, and will continue collaborating on employment-linked programs to energize the developer ecosystem. Codyssey is one of Innovation Academy's flagship programs.
The agreement further strengthens the competitiveness of the K-Digital Training program ESTsoft currently runs. The program is run by the Ministry of Employment and Labor to develop digital talent, and ESTsoft began operating it in March last year after being selected as a leading digital company. It currently runs five courses.
Innovation Academy Dean Jeon Young-pyo said: "We have high expectations from working with ESTsoft, which has successfully delivered household-name software as well as innovative AI services," adding, "We plan to keep collaborating closely to develop the talent the software industry needs across many fields, AI above all, where demand is greatest."
ESTsoft CEO Chung Sang-won said: "We will collaborate actively so that Innovation Academy's expertise as an innovative education institution and ESTsoft's experience delivering software and AI services create real synergy," adding, "As a leading digital company we will work not only to develop the core talent that will drive the industry but to broaden the base on which they can work."