KISTI Launches its 2nd Training Program to Build HPC Infrastructure for ASEAN Data Utilization

□ The Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information will conduct the second five-day training program of its project “Building HPC Infrastructure and HPC Capacity for ASEAN Data Utilization” from Monday 20 October to Friday 24 October.

□ This project is part of the Korea-ASEAN Digital Innovation Flagship (KADIF), launched during the Korea-ASEAN Summit in September 2023. With support from the ASEAN-Korea Cooperation Fund (AKCF), a total budget of USD 10 million (approx. KRW 14 billion) has been secured for four years from September 2024 to September 2028.

□ The initiative aims not only to train talent via these training programs, but also to build HPC infrastructure, promote utilization of research networks and the National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS) data, and thereby contribute to the digital advancement and science & technology development of ASEAN countries.

□ The training program is designed to transfer KISTI's long-standing HPC operational know-how to ASEAN nations, cultivating core talent in AI and data utilization. Over the four-year project period, two sessions per year will be held, each with 20 participants — a total of eight sessions training 160 individuals. Through this, KISTI will support ASEAN countries that lack HPC environments by providing education in HPC operations and AI technologies to boost their science and technology competitiveness.

□ The course modules include ▲the Fourth Industrial Revolution with an AI focus, ▲Linux programming for HPC environments, ▲Machine-learning models, ▲Understanding and Utilizing Supercomputers, ▲High-performance network and quantum-cryptography communication, ▲Introduction to NTIS and its utilization, and ▲High-performance computing for AI.

□ President Sik Lee of KISTI remarked, “The high satisfaction of participants from the first training held in February encouraged us. Through the eight sessions planned over the project period, we aim to nurture core HPC talent in ASEAN and lay a foundation for stronger Korea-ASEAN science and technology cooperation.”

Group Photo of Participants of the 2nd HPC Training Program for ASEAN Data Utilization at KISTI