INTERACT(CEO Nam-Hyeok KWON) signed a tripartite memorandum of understanding(MOU) with Korea International Cooperation Agency(KOICA) and Kyrgyz Republic Ministry of Emergency Situation(MES) to supply eXtended Reality(XR) firefighting training system, announced on the 12th of August.
INTERACT was selected for KOICA’s Creative Technology Solution Project (CTS) to adopt and supply the Kyrgyz-type XR firefighting training system by making use of the XR firefighting training system localization employing XR and network technologies within the one year from March 2022
Through this project, INTERACT will provide XR fire training software, facilities and equipment. In 2023, the Kyrgyz Republic government plans to strengthen the firefighting response capability by operating the training courses for local firefighters applying the system. The Kyrgyz Republic will support INTERACT with a space to establish training facilities and recruiting participants to take part in training. And KOICA branch of Kyrgyz Republic will execute communication between the two organizations and local project management.
Won-Jae LEE, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea in Kyrgyz Republic, as the representative of the Korean government and AZHIKEEV Boobek, Kyrgyzstan Minister of Emergency Situations, on behalf of the Kyrgyz Republic government attended the MOU signing ceremony held of August 9.
At the MOU signing ceremony, INTERACT CEO Nam-Hyeok KWON said, “Kyrgyz Republic has a huge need to introduce a new firefighting training system due to rapid urbanization. “XR technology is the best suited for using it in education and training. Various countries such as Vietnam, China and Japan holds an interest in INTERACT products,” he added.
Jongsu Yi, Country Director of the KOICA branch in Kyrgyz Republic said, “KOICA’s CTS project applies innovative technology to ODA to support Korean startups and social ventures to provide with the safer and more secure living environment and contributes to solving various social problems faced by developing countries. We are delighted to be able to provide safe communities to Kyrgyz Republic and looking forward to expanding our business interactions in the future by contributing to the enhancement of firefighting responding capabilities in Central Asia,” he announced.
Moreover, INTERACT specializes in education and training system development driven by XR and network technologies. INTERACT intends to expand the business and set up branches in Southeast Asia and Japan started off by doing overseas expansion with the establishment a branch in China in 2020.
From left: Won-Jae Lee, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea in Kyrgyz Republic, Nam-Hyeok KWON, CEO of INTERACT, AZHIKEEV Boobek, Minister Ministry of the Emergency Situations of the Kyrgyz Republic, Jongsu Yi, Country Director of the KOICA branch in Kyrgyz Republic
