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Mangoslab partners with Korean Pharmaceutical Association on braille technology

Mangoslab, a braille printing company that spun off from Samsung Electronics' C-Lab Inside programme, signed an agreement with the Korean Pharmaceutical Association to improve safe medication use and access to information for visually impaired people. The sides will technically link Mangoslab's small braille label printer, Nemonic Dot, with pharmacy claims programmes. Once completed, pharmacies will be able to print braille labels instantly. The parties also plan pilot projects and policy proposals.

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MSIT to spend 46.1 billion won on international cooperation R&D in 2026, expand talent recruitment

South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT held its first 2026 committee meeting on science and ICT internationalisation on Jan. 29 and approved seven agenda items, including the 2026 implementation plan. The ministry plans to 추진 international cooperation R&D focusing on national strategic technologies such as AI, quantum, materials and semiconductors, with about 330 new tasks worth 46.1 billion won. It also aims to strengthen full-cycle support to attract and settle overseas talent, launch research security support projects, and bolster participation in Horizon Europe and a Korea-led multilateral research programme.

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KT says Genie TV evolves into conversational platform with AI agent

KT said on Jan. 29 that Genie TV is evolving into a next-generation AI platform that can freely converse with people after applying an AI agent. The company said the core technology is a Media Agent designed around a Master Agent and Sub Agents. Genie TV supports multi-turn dialogue, with voice recognition improved to more than 95 percent. It also uses short- and long-term memory and a multi-LLM strategy using Azure OpenAI Service and GPT-4o-based SOTA K.