The Korea–ASEAN AI Development & Startup Competition 2025 (AI Youth Festa) concluded in Kuala Lumpur with the announcement of the top three winning startups, marking a key milestone in advancing regional collaboration and sustainable digital innovation across ASEAN and the Republic of Korea.

Organized under the Korea-ASEAN Digital Innovation Flagship Project (KADIF), the competition was jointly implemented by the National IT Industry Promotion Agency of Korea (NIPA), the ASEAN Secretariat, and Cradle Fund Sdn. Bhd. (Cradle) under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) of Malaysia. The competition is funded by the ASEAN-Korea Cooperation Fund through the Government of the Republic of Korea.

The initiative reflects the shared aspiration of ASEAN and Korea to foster inclusive growth, promote technology-driven entrepreneurship and advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through responsible use of artificial intelligence, according to a statement on Tuesday.

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