The Korea AI Game Association (KAIGA), in partnership with the Webtoon Association and Gongam Orae Contents, formalised a three-way Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on November 3rd. Held at the MBC Academy Computer Education Centre in Jongno, the pact aims to foster synergy and social value through 'One Source Multi Use' (OSMU) strategies.

Under this agreement, the trio has set their sights on three key objectives: ▲strengthening employment capabilities for local youth through joint practical training programmes, ▲pursuing collaborative projects that fuse webtoon IP with gaming, and ▲contributing to regional balanced development by cultivating industrial ecosystems outside the capital.

KAIGA is currently building a talent cultivation system alongside the MBC Academy Computer Education Centre. "This agreement serves as a springboard to create novel business models by fusing the webtoon and gaming sectors," remarked Association President Song Chang-ho. He added, "Together with Gongam Orae Contents, we intend to transform the Gyeongnam region into an innovation hub for future-oriented content industries."

Webtoon Association President Kim Shin noted, "It is profoundly significant to see precious IPs created by webtoon artists expand into the entertainment form of games. Through this MOU, we hope to establish a case study where the value of creators is industrially amplified."

Gongam Orae Contents CEO Yoon Min-hyung stated, "As a regional IT firm, we are committed to taking the lead in creating practical local jobs and revitalising the industrial ecosystem through our webtoon-game fusion projects."