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Industry and Society

Future Development Plan
Expansion of the AgeTech-Service Ecosystem
contributing to industry and society
Regional specialization and scaling-up
Achievements
Phases 1–4 (Sep. 2020 – Feb. 2024)
Global Ecosystem
Contributions to industry and society
Preparing for future and global challenges
  • Global AgeTech research collaboration network: 81 institutions in 21 countries
Global Expansion
Future Development Plan
Phases 5–8 (Mar. 2024 – Aug. 2027)
Education
Contribution to Industry & Society
Job Creation / Workforce Retraining / Openness of Academia
  • BK21 AgeTech-Service Convergence Major
  • Regional Hub Education Center: AgeTech-Service Education and Information for Care Workers
Research Governance
Contribution to Industry & Society
Governance Establishment / Policy Contribution
  • AgeTech Research Institute
Corporate Networking
Contribution to Industry & Society
Solving Corporate Issues
  • 「AgeTech Networking」(Participation of 746+ Companies)
  • AgeTech Platform (New Aging Platform)
Real-life Based Demonstration
Contribution to Industry & Society
Regional Specialization
  • AgeTechDemonstration Hub Center(Designated by Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy)
  • Elderly-friendly Industrial Innovation Center(Designated by Korea Health Industry Development Institute)
  • Living Lab(AgeTech Living Lab)
  • Open Living Lab : Community-Industry-Global Demonstration

  • Corporate Networking – Solving Corporate Issues

  • AgeTech Networking (Participation of 746+ companies+a)
    and Development of Industry & Society Contribution Educational Content

  • AgeTech Platform
2024 AgeTech-Service Market Map
AgeTech Forum & Network
Category [1st] 20.11.14. [2nd] 20.11.21. [3rd] 20.11.25. [4th] 21.12.13. [5th] 22.12.12. [6th] 23.6.9. [7th] 24.6.5.
Number of Participating Companies 80 80 100 170 350 466 746
University-Industry Networking
Educational Content Development AgeTech and AI
& Bio Tech		 Digital Healthcare Business Strategy (DTx) Prolonged COVID-19 and AgeTech-Service Senior Industry Development Strategy 2023 Senior Industry Trends and Policies Senior Industry - AgeTech Review (Latest Technologies such as Generative AI) AgeTech Market Activation Strategy: Domestic Demonstration Data
Designing business models for successful corporate entry
into the AgeTech market through joint research between companies
(approximately 50 projects conducted).
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance

Daily Living Support Services

Man&Tel

Care Robots: Transfer-Assistive Robots

Hyodol

Emotional Support Robots

HEXAR Humancare

Flexible Wearable Robots

SK Telecom

AI Speakers

Wave Company

Smart Clothing

Careyou

Digital Education

Key Examples of Collaborative Research
AIP Tech – Emotional Support Robots
(Hyodol)

  • Domestic B2C Market Entry Strategy for an Elderly Mental Health Platform Based on Companion Robots / Hyodol Co., Ltd. (2021)

    Demonstration of AI Model Conversation-Based Depression and Daily Care Robot for Elderly Living Alone / Hyodol Co., Ltd. (2023)

CareTech – Transfer-Assistive Robots
(Man&Tel)

  • Development of Human Centered Smart AssistRobot with Dual Arms for Patient Transfer / Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (2019-2021)

    Actual assessment and advanced development of stage 1 transfer assistive robot / Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (2023-2024)

AgeTech Literacy – Educational Kiosk
(Careyou)

  • Usability Evaluation Study of Educational Kiosk for Older Adults / CareU Co., Ltd. (2022, 2023)

Process of Collaborative Research

  • Real-life Based Demonstration – Regional Specialization

  • Community – Market & Companies – Global Demonstrations (Approximately 86 Projects Conducted)

  • Expansion of real-life based AgeTech demonstration research scope from lab-based and
    nationwide community-centered demonstrations to global demonstrations

AgeTech Regional Hub Education Center
  • Point 01

  • By creating diverse new industry jobs—such as AgeTech developers (e.g., care robots), care managers, and smart home coordinators—more than twice the number of youth employment opportunities are provided.

  • Point 02

  • By applying care robot technology acceptance services, the center helps alleviate future community care workforce shortages and reduces various burdens on care workers, including physical strain.

Kyung Hee University Demonstration Infrastructure
  • AgeTech Demonstration Center

    Designated by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy

  • Elderly-friendly Industry Innovation Center

    Designated by the Korea Health Industry Development Institute

  • Living Lab

    AgeTech Living Lab

  • Open Living Lab

    Community–Industry–Global Demonstration

  • Global Ecosystem – Future/Global Readiness

Establishment of a Global Research Collaboration Network for AgeTech

Collaborating with 81 institutions across 21 countries

  • Asia

    Established a global demonstration collaboration system with Mahidol University in Thailand to evaluate the use of nine types of care robots developed in Korea by caregiving staff in Thai long-term care facilities.

  • Europe

    In collaboration with Comenius University Bratislava, Kyung Hee University hosted a global seminar and conducted joint demonstrations on digital transformation for older adults using services at the Seocho and Gwanggyo Senior Welfare Centers.

Global Expansion