Photo Archive
Photo Archive
Moments of History Captured in Photos
In the instant a shutter clicks, the passion, dedication, and perseverance of ETRI researchers are preserved.
From the sweat captured on black-and-white film to the innovations of today’s ultra-high-definition digital world, these images trace ETRI’s 50-year journey. Explore the vivid moments that shaped its history and legacy.
On March 6, 2006, ETRI opened a sports complex.
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In May 2006, ETRI became Korea’s first public institution to win a New Quality Award.
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On December 28, 2006, ETRI held a ceremony to celebrate its 30th anniversary.
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On April 4, 2007, Austrian President Heinz Fischer visited ETRI to experience Korea’s IT achievements.
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On July 20, 2007, ETRI held a groundbreaking ceremony to construct the 12th research building and extend electric power facilities.
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In 2007 for full-HD video data processing, ETRI developed encoder technology to reduce power consumption and improved compression ratio by at least 50% compared to the existing MPEG-4 standard.
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On March 6, 2008, Minister of Knowledge Economy Yun-ho Lee visited ETRI as the first research institute after his inauguration.
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On April 3, 2008, ETRI established its Vision 2020 to become the world’s top human technology leader and elaborated a goal of becoming a research institution that would lead human-centered IT convergence technology that is fun, convenient, and safe.
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In October 2008, ETRI developed core technologies for ubiquitous transparent smart windows that allow users to access various information anywhere and anytime, presented on windows, display windows, and car glass.
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On March 19, 2009, ETRI developed a portable urine tester to analyze the components of urine as well as blood.
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On March 20, 2009, ETRI installed a sculpture to commemorate its winning of the CDMA Creativity Award.
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On May 23, 2009, ETRI held an outdoor event for persons with severe disabilities.
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In September 2009, ETRI became the world’s first institute to develop AMOLED using transparent transistors.
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On February 26, 2010, ETRI held a groundbreaking ceremony for its Convergence Technology Commercialization Center, which serves as an outpost for commercializing convergence technology developed by small, medium-sized, and venture businesses.
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On March 18, 2010, with the aim of integrating and nurturing ETRI’s outstanding information technologies and the major industries in the Daegu region, ETRI held a groundbreaking ceremony to build the Daegu-Gyeongbuk Research Center, an intensive research facility for convergence of R&D efforts in the IT industry.
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In 2010, ETRI developed the SAN-based remote ship maintenance technology, which applies IT achievements to the shipbuilding industry.
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On October 13, 2010, ETRI received a presidential citation (group prize) in the section of international standards, at a ceremony to celebrate World Standards Day in 2010, held by the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards, an affiliate of the Ministry of Knowledge Economy.
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On October 20, 2010, ETRI held a ceremony to give bone conductive telephones, which had been developed by its researchers to aid the hearing impaired, to the elderly in the local community.
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In 2010, ETRI enabled welding training to be conducted in a virtual simulation environment it developed, thereby preventing risk factors in the field and reducing costs.
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On February 8, 2011, the researchers who had developed LTE-Advanced technology were invited to the Blue House, the Korean President’s office, in recognition of their service to technology development.
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On February 15, 2011, as part of its creative research project to create new ideas and conduct mid- to long-term research on basic original technologies, ETRI launched the Creative Research Section.
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On March 10, 2011, ETRI held an IT symposium for smart national defense with the topic “Direction-setting for convergence of national defense and IT to strengthen the nation’s new growth engine.”
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In 2011, ETRI independently developed an active RFID-based location tracing technology and, with the aim of saving system expenses, also developed a GPS tag chip and reader modem chip smaller than a coin.
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On May 4, 2011, ETRI invited about 50 science and technology officers of 27 foreign embassies in Korea, and government officials from the Ministry of Knowledge Economy, and introduced and demonstrated its key R&D technologies.
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On May 9, 2011, for the purpose of raising national awareness and interest in the Giga Korea project, ETRI held the Giga Korea forum and exhibition at the National Assembly, in partnership with governmental agencies.
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In 2011, ETRI submitted its user-customized instant computing technology to the Asia Electronics Exhibition in Shanghai (AEES) 2011.
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In 2012, ETRI launched a pilot service for GenieTalk, a mobile application using automatic translation technology.
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On May 22, 2012, KBS Open Concert was held at ETRI Sports Complex in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of Daedeok Innopolis and the 35th anniversary of ETRI’s foundation.
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On October 29, 2012, a seminar was held to discuss the strategies to implement the Giga Korea project.
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On January 17, 2013, ETRI held an agreement ceremony to transfer, pro bono, over 80 technologies to 36 small businesses.
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In 2013, ETRI successfully developed unmanned valet parking technology that allows smartphone users to park their cars and summon their parked cars anytime, anywhere.
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In 2013, ETRI developed customized ad inference technology and view recognition technology in a television-viewing environment.
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In February 2014, ETRI acquired an ITU-T international standard by developing the cloud DaaS system, which allows mobile device/laptop users to access data and programs in their personal computer without spatial or time restrictions.
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On April 17, 2014, ETRI won the world’s top place the third of three consecutive years in comprehensive evaluation of patents registered in the United States, demonstrating its outstanding performance in patent management.
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On September 15, 2014, ETRI held an integrity oath ceremony as part of its efforts to internalize an ethical culture, including such aspects as the e-audit system; it also strengthened punishment of those engaged in corrupt practices.
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In 2014, ETRI developed an intelligent LED information lighting technology, which improves traditional lighting, whose only function is to illuminate darkness.
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In 2014, ETRI continued its work on gesture distinction technology using finger motions, research that had been launched in the early 2000s, and improved the technology to a level ready for commercialization.
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In May 2015, ETRI-developed a simplified certification solution and became the world’s first institute to pass FIDO certification testing.
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On June 5, 2015, the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning held a briefing session on R&D strategies. ETRI secured an increased budget of KRW 2.6 billion for three new projects to be launched in 2016, solidifying its capacity to perform its own R&D projects.
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In 2015, ETRI became the world’s first institute to develop a tabletop-type holographic display for 3D color holograms viewable from all directions.
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