
Korean and Chinese academic and business experts participated to discuss social value measurement methodology and joint research between Korea and China.
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The Social Value Research Institute is an institution established by SK, and has hosted the social value session at the Beijing Forum, which has been co-hosted by Peking University and Choi Jong-hyun Academy of Studies since 2004. The theme of this year's forum is 'Harmony and common prosperity of civilizations: Changes in science and technology and diversity of civilizations.'
The Social Value Research Institute (CSES), established by SK, announced on the 9th that it held a social value (SV) session at the '2026 Beijing Forum' held at Peking University in China on the 7th and discussed the direction of social value creation and measurement using artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technology.
The Beijing Forum is an international academic forum that has been co-hosted by Peking University and the Choi Jonghyun Academy of Sciences since 2004. This year, it was held under the theme of 'Harmony and common prosperity of civilizations: changes in science and technology and diversity of civilizations'.
This year's session hosted by the Social Value Institute was attended by academics and corporate officials from both Korea and China, including the Peking University Education Foundation and Peking University, as well as Tencent, SK China, SK Hynix, and the China Social Enterprise and Impact Investment Forum (CSEIF).
Lim Chae-hwan, senior researcher at the Social Value Research Institute's Measurement Center, introduced the 'Emergency treatment before hospital transfer in China' project and the social value measurement methodology.
This project, which was jointly conducted by the Institute for Social Values and Tencent this year, is Tencent's social contribution project aimed at increasing the level of initial first aid for cardiac arrest patients before they are transferred to the hospital.
Through the project, Bao'an District, Shenzhen City established a digital emergency rescue system linking emergency centers, citizen volunteers, and automatic external defibrillators (AEDs). The Institute for Social Value explained that through this, 95 lives were saved and 428 rescue attempts were made.
Panel discussion participants, including Professor Feng Shiqing of Peking University and Zhao Guochen, Vice President of Tencent's Sustainable Social Value Division, discussed practical delivery of technological benefits, user trust, innovation in measuring social value based on artificial intelligence (AI), joint research between Korea and China, and talent development.
Na Seok-kwon, CEO of the Social Value Research Institute, said, "We will use this forum as an opportunity to expand research and cooperation between Korea and China and strive to ensure that technological development goes beyond the achievements of some to improve the lives of all and contribute to common prosperity."
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