Closing of K-ICT Smart Content Business Day, Where Many Domestic Developers Participated

    ANYANG, KOREA, December 13, 2015 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Hosted by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning and organized by National IT Industry Promotion Agency, the K-ICT Smart Content Center Business Day ended with great success at Anyang Creative Economy Convergence Center on December 2.

The K-ICT Smart Content Business Day, which was run by the Next Generation Convergence Contents Industry Association, was held to provide an opportunity to construct networks between the companies at the center and smart content-related companies, and a chance for them to promote themselves.

This event consisted of a conference with prominent domestic and international developers, an exhibition of outstanding contents created by the companies at the K-ICT Smart Content Center and indie developers, and interviews with companies that developed excellent contents and foreign reporters from Europe, China, and India.

The Business Day event played a key role as a central hub in the smart content industry and helped promote Korea's smart content business to the world.

Various developers and representatives, including Kim Jeong-sam, chief of Digital Content Division at the Minister of Science ICT and Future Planning; Kang Hyo-jin, head of the K-ICT Smart Content Center; Kim Cheol-gyun, vice president of Coupang; Jang Jae-hyuk, CEO of Blacksmith; Kim Dong-jun, CEO of MAF Games; Lee Jeong-hee, CEO of 21c. Ducks; and Kim Sang-heon, CEO of IDLE Idea Factory, participated in this event.

Participating in the event and conducting interviews with related officials were reporters from ARCTIC STARTUP, the No. 1 online media in the IT field, including mobiles, startups, and investment trends, in the North Europe and the Baltics; SOHU, China's most popular media in the field, dealing with cutting-edge appliances and smart devices; and YourStory, the largest Indian media focusing on tech.

During the smart content indie developer conference "Indie Developer Summit 2015", there were successful case studies of domestic and Japanese startups, business presentations conducted by outstanding foreign content developers, and a panel discussion with prominent domestic and international developers.

Kim Cheol-gyun, vice president of Coupang, gave a speech about "challenge" and "innovation", which enabled his company, a startup, to grow bigger. He emphasized that changing one's perspective is essential in developing contents that can satisfy contemporary communication needs.

Furthermore, various lectures about the know-how that is necessary in indie game development, mobile game marketing trends, and in-app profit generation were held for developers. In particular, the event received positive reviews from participants, as Nakahata Koya, a producer of "Survive! Mola mola!", which shocked the mobile game market, and Fumoto Ojiro, a developer of "Downwell" , an indie game that has received much global attention, shared their special insights.

Kim Jeong-sam, chief of the Digital Content Division at the Ministry of Science ICT and Future Planning, said: "When it comes to the future of smart content businesses, it is very important to open up a path to advance into global markets. To do this, the government should support companies with actual investments, and also various organizations like the K-ICT Smart Content Center should be created to provide various information, education, and programs to startups."

"Each company should use this driving force to expand the mobile business, which is Korea's strength, not only to the Chinese market but also to the European and American markets -- to let the world know about Korea's mobile industry. For that, the government will plan various support methods to create more jobs and an environment in which companies can prosper."

The K-ICT Smart Content Center is in the Anyang Creative Economy Convergence Center (4th to 6th floors) in Pyeongchon. About 40 companies, including Arc interactive Inc., Pison Contents, DMEdu, KOKILICO, SENZON, and SounDUX, run their businesses at the center.

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