■ Title: KISDI AI Special Lecture with Local Residents

■ Date & Time: Tuesday, August 12, 2025, 15:00–16:30

■ Venue: Main Conference Room, 1st Floor, Korea Information Society Development Institute (KISDI)

■ Topic: Challenges and Strategies of U.S. Big Tech Companies Leading the AI Market

■ Speaker: Dr. Hyeongchan Kim, Research Fellow, SK Management & Economic Research Institute

The Korea Information Society Development Institute (KISDI, President Sangkyu Rhee) held “the KISDI AI Special Lecture” with Local Residents on August 12 at its headquarters as part of its 40th anniversary celebration in 2025.

Founded in 1985 as the Institute for Communications Research, KISDI has been leading Korea’s information and communication policy under its vision of becoming a “policy research institute leading global AI innovation.” To commemorate its 40th anniversary, KISDI previously held its anniversary conference on June 25 under the theme “Exploring Desirable Norms in the Age of AI.”

The lecture, titled “Challenges and Strategies of U.S. Big Tech Companies Leading the AI Market,” was designed to share KISDI’s vision with local residents in Jincheon and Eumseong, Chungcheongbuk-do—where KISDI is located—while providing an accessible lecture on digital grand transition and artificial intelligence.

The speaker, Dr. Hyeongchan Kim, currently serves as Research Fellow at the SK Management & Economic Research Institute and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Artificial Intelligence at Soongsil University Graduate School of Information Sciences. He previously held positions as Vice President of SK Telecom and Director of the Fair Competition Research Division at KISDI. As the author of “Good AI, Bad AI: Building AI for Everyone,” Dr. Kim discussed with audiences about the advancement of AI technology and the response strategies of global companies.

This “KISDI AI Special Lecture” was a meaningful opportunity for local residents and research staff to participate together and think about the changes that AI will bring and the desirable direction for social response.