Kakao Enterprise has launched a technology cooperation initiative aimed at supporting Mongolia's public cloud transition and data center industry development. By partnering with a local university to cultivate cloud professionals while showcasing its cloud platform's development and verification capabilities, the company appears to be seeking to expand its influence in the Central Asian market.

Kakao Enterprise announced on the 6th that it held a joint industry-academia-government cloud technology workshop at the Mongolian University of Science and Technology on the 5th (local time). The event is part of the "KOICA Platform ESG Initiative," a three-year cooperation project the company has been running with the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) since 2024. It is a public-private partnership program that links corporate ESG activities with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to support economic and social development in developing countries, organized to expand cloud technology exchange between the two countries and discuss the development direction of Mongolia's cloud and data center industries.

About 80 people attended the workshop, including Mongolian government officials, IT industry representatives, and academic figures. Across eight sessions, participants shared information on public cloud migration, AI-based infrastructure development, disaster recovery (DR), and cloud industry ecosystem development plans.

In the morning session, B. DavaaPurev, Chief Technology Officer of the Mongolia National Data Center (NDC), presented the NDC's public cloud transition roadmap. Lee Seung, Manager of Kakao Enterprise's IaaS Core Development Team, then introduced AI-based cloud development technology using a single-server testbed environment.

"The cloud infrastructure involves complex layers—APIs, virtual networks, physical equipment, and more—making the development and verification process extremely demanding," Lee said. "Kakao Cloud implements a private dedicated cloud environment identical to the actual operating environment on a single server, allowing developers and AI agents to pre-verify changes before safely deploying them."

In the afternoon session, presentations and panel discussions followed on topics including disaster recovery challenges for Mongolia's private cloud, future digital infrastructure construction directions, and cloud industry ecosystem development plans. Participants jointly identified the technical requirements and operational challenges needed for the development of Mongolia's cloud industry.

This cooperation goes beyond a one-off event. Kakao Enterprise has been building an edge cloud testbed with the Mongolian University of Science and Technology and supporting the development of local cloud professionals. By establishing a foundation for hands-on practice of edge cloud technology—which processes data near where it is generated—the company has helped the local university acquire relevant expertise.

Tumurpurev Namnang, President of the Mongolian University of Science and Technology, said, "Through cooperation with Kakao Enterprise, we were able to build an edge cloud testbed and cultivate cloud professionals, laying the foundation for Mongolia's cloud ecosystem. We expect the talent developed through this cooperation to lead the growth of Mongolia's cloud industry."

Kim Tae-hyung, Head of Kakao Enterprise's Strategic Planning Office, said, "We organized this meaningful event to share the cloud technology and know-how accumulated through technical collaboration among our company, the Mongolian University of Science and Technology, and KOICA. We hope the results presented at this workshop will serve as a practical driving force for the development of Mongolia's cloud industry."

This project coincides with Mongolia's full-scale push for public sector cloud migration. As the Mongolia National Data Center has unveiled its transition roadmap, operators that present technical standards and operational know-how first in the public infrastructure construction process may gain an advantageous position in future business opportunities. For Kakao Enterprise, this offers a chance to directly demonstrate its cloud verification capabilities to government and academia while expecting the long-term effect of local talent becoming familiar with its technology ecosystem.

The trend of South Korean cloud providers expanding their cooperation scope from China and Southeast Asia to Central Asia is also becoming more pronounced. As cases increase of public-private cooperation linked to Official Development Assistance (ODA) projects being used as a bridgehead for technology exports, whether this cooperation leads to actual commercial contracts is seen as a key question. With three years of the project schedule remaining, Kakao Enterprise plans to expand its participation in building Mongolia's cloud ecosystem through follow-up cooperation tasks.

Published Date:2026-11-07