The Home Connectivity Alliance (HCA), an organisation focused on promoting secure interoperability and energy efficiency across long-life appliances, HVAC systems, and TVs within the connected home ecosystem, has announced a cooperative agreement with the Korea Association of AI Smart Home (KASH). KASH, a non-profit organisation founded in 2003, aims to foster an ecosystem for smart home services by helping its members better understand market trends and key developments in the smart home industry.
“HCA and KASH share the similar goals of providing consumers with more convenience and options while fostering innovation and competition through collaboration with manufacturers, government agencies and other trade alliances,” said HCA President and Board Chair Yoon Ho Choi. “We are excited to work with KASH on new smart home initiatives to investigate ways to adopt HCA Interoperability & Energy Management specifications to enable new business models and move the industry forward.”
The agreement will promote communication between the two organisations to explore joint marketing and technology initiatives. Potential activities under this collaboration include:
- Contributions to regional smart home industry education and training
- Exploration of collaborative technology projects
- Engagement with regional SMEs and the data economy across industries such as energy, construction, insurance, and security
“Through the KASH & HCA collaboration, we look forward to making the global specifications for large appliances and HVAC accessible for the South Korean industry,” said Seungbeom Choi, President, KASH. “At KASH, along with device manufacturers, there is a wide spectrum of sectors in our member base including Telecom, Property Developers, Lighting, and more. Appliances and HVAC are central infrastructure products in the home and we foresee unique possibilities to pair up to find ways to make the home more efficient and intelligent.”
KASH members include notable organisations such as Samsung, the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Hyundai Telecom, Korea Land and Housing Corporation, LG Electronics, and SK Telecom. Both Samsung and LG Electronics also serve on the HCA Board of Directors.
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