ABLE DIGITAL (ASX: 02687) has announced the signing of a strategic cooperation framework agreement with Beijing Volcano Engine Technology Co., Ltd. The two parties will collaborate deeply across four key areas: large model knowledge enhancement, virtual-physical integrated training, AI-powered interactive audio-video teaching, and digital talent cultivation. The partnership aims to explore intelligent industry models that integrate domain-specific knowledge, AI technology, and physical operational scenarios.
Under this agreement, the collaborators will focus on advancing four primary initiatives. The first involves the specialized fine-tuning of Volcano Engine's Doubao large model to create a professional, vertical intelligent system. This effort will integrate the model with ABLE DIGITAL's comprehensive subject and industry knowledge base, using systematic expertise, industry standards, and real operational data to develop capabilities suited for high-precision, high-risk, high-complexity, and high-value scenarios.
The second initiative centers on joint research and development to explore the application potential of virtual-physical integration technology. Leveraging Volcano Engine's technical expertise in areas like the Doubao model, multimodal generation models, and native AI cloud services, combined with ABLE DIGITAL's resources in physical operational scenarios, the partnership will investigate pathways for embodied AI technology. The goal is to enhance data processing and analytical capabilities for various high-value physical environments, making them more predictable, controllable, and iterable.
The third focus is on upgrading AI-powered interactive audio-video teaching to create a seamless online learning experience. Targeting higher education and industry-education integration scenarios, the collaboration will combine Volcano Engine's AI interactive audio-video capabilities with university-private knowledge bases. This will build a comprehensive online teaching solution covering the entire process from lesson preparation and delivery to teaching research, evolving online education into a more perceptive, interactive, and continuously optimizable intelligent format.
The fourth initiative is to deepen industry-education integration to cultivate new talent for the digital industry. Building on existing talent development cooperation, the parties will establish a full-chain cultivation system encompassing curriculum co-development, teacher upskilling, academic competitions, practical scenario training, and employment incubation. The aim is to integrate cutting-edge industrial technology and AI capabilities into the higher education system, supporting the digital transformation of education and the supply of talent for the digital economy.
The board of ABLE DIGITAL believes that entering into this framework agreement aligns with the overall interests of the company and its shareholders.