The Telecommunications Technology Association (TTA) said on Thursday it carried out an organisational overhaul to strengthen its capabilities to verify AI safety and reliability.

TTA said the reorganisation supports the government's goal of becoming one of the world's three leading AI powers. It revamped its structure from three areas — information and communications, AI and software — into four specialised institutes: the AI Communications Convergence Institute, AI Foundational Technology Institute, AX and Software Institute, and Information Protection and Safety Institute.

TTA said it redesigned the organisation around AI to secure global-level AI verification and certification capabilities required by the country and companies. It said the overhaul laid the groundwork to support the rapid shift toward AI in a systematic way.

The AI Communications Convergence Institute will maximise testing and verification capabilities in convergence fields between future network technologies and AI, including 6G, on-device AI and mobility, to secure next-generation network competitiveness.

The AI Foundational Technology Institute will provide AI full-stack verification and certification services. These include reliability verification and certification for models and services responding to rapidly advancing AI technologies such as agentic and physical AI; converged data generation and management including Chain of Thought; performance benchmark tests for domestically produced AI semiconductors; performance measurement for AI data centres; and energy efficiency verification and demonstration.

The AX and Software Institute will support the spread of AI technologies across industries and regions to underpin national-level AI competitiveness. The Information Protection and Safety Institute will focus on preventing hacking, disaster safety incidents and personal information leaks, and will push blockchain-based financial security and identity authentication technology verification and certification in preparation for the stablecoin era.

TTA also said its Standardisation Headquarters will innovate its standardisation system using AI to lead international standards for national strategic technologies such as AI, 6G, data and semiconductors. It will also strengthen AI standardisation governance through cooperation among industry, academia, research, government and global standardisation bodies.

TTA Chairman Seung-hyun Sohn said the reorganisation reflects TTA's strong commitment to fulfil its role as a policy partner of the government. He said it will take the lead in creating an environment in which the country and industry can innovate with confidence.