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SK-founded center discusses social value and technology at Beijing forum
The Social Value Research Center hosted a session at Beijing University during the 2026 Beijing Forum on Nov.
7.
The center was founded by South Korean company SK, and the forum brings together academics and businesses.
Participants from South Korea and China discussed how AI and digital technology can create and measure social value.
One example was a Tencent-backed emergency response project in Bao'an District, Shenzhen, which links emergency centers, volunteers and defibrillators to help people in cardiac arrest before they reach hospital.
The center said the system helped save 95 lives and supported 428 rescue attempts.
Speakers also discussed public trust, delivering technology's benefits and using AI to improve social-impact measurement.
The center said it hopes the forum will expand research and cooperation between South Korea and China.
The SK-founded Center for Social value Enhancement Studies held a social value session at the 2026 Beijing Forum.
Participants discussed how artificial intelligence and digital technology can create and measure social value.
The center presented a project in Shenzhen that links emergency services, volunteers and automated external defibrillators.
The center said the project had helped save 95 lives and led to 428 rescue attempts.
The center’s president said the forum would support expanded research and cooperation between China and South Korea.
- Who
- The SK-founded Center for Social value Enhancement Studies, alongside Chinese and South Korean academic and business participants.
- What
- It held a session on using AI and digital technology to create and measure social value.
- When
- November 7, 2026.
- Where
- Peking University in Beijing, China.
- Why
- To discuss technology’s role in social value and expand research and cooperation between China and South Korea.
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Peking University and the Choi Jong-hyun Academy have jointly hosted the Beijing Forum since this year.
The center held a social value session at Peking University’s 2026 Beijing Forum.
Yonhap reported on the session and the center’s announcement.
- Forum
- 2026 Beijing Forum
- Session date
- November 7, 2026
- Venue
- Peking University, Beijing
- Lives saved
- 95
- Rescue attempts
- 428
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Through this forum, we will work to expand research and cooperation between China and South Korea and ensure that technological development improves the lives of everyone, beyond the achievements of a few, and contributes to shared prosperity.