In 2012, ETRI launched a pilot service for GenieTalk, a mobile application using automatic translation technology.

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.

On October 29, 2012, a seminar was held to discuss the strategies to implement the Giga Korea project. Based on its technological competitiveness, ETRI diffused its leadership in science and technology by planning the Giga Korea project and developing the technology for the world’s top optical Internet service, which is 100 times faster than existing services.

On January 17, 2013, ETRI held an agreement ceremony to transfer, pro bono, over 80 technologies to 36 small businesses.

In 2013, ETRI successfully developed unmanned valet parking technology that allows smartphone users to park their cars and summon their parked cars anytime, anywhere.

In 2013, ETRI developed customized ad inference technology and view recognition technology in a television-viewing environment.

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.

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.

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.

In 2014, ETRI developed an intelligent LED information lighting technology, which improves traditional lighting, whose only function is to illuminate darkness.

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.

In May 2015, ETRI-developed a simplified certification solution and became the world’s first institute to pass FIDO certification testing.

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.

In 2015, ETRI became the world’s first institute to develop a tabletop-type holographic display for 3D color holograms viewable from all directions.

On April 5, 2016, ETRI held a ceremony to celebrate its 40th anniversary. This ceremony was attended by Chairman Sangchun Lee of the National Research Council of Science and Technology; former Minister of Information and Communication Seung-taek Yang; former Minister of Science, ICT and Future Planning Mun-gi Choi; former ETRI Presidents Seon-jong Jeong, Ju-hwan Im, and Mun-hyeon Kim; and ETRI executives and employees.

In 2016, ETRI successfully developed 5G low-latency mobile telecommunications technology, which reduces the delay of at least 20ms of 4G mobile service to the level of 2ms.

On August 29, 2016, to transfer governmental technologies to the private sector and commercialize them, ETRI and Hancom Group held Malang Malang Tech Day, a conference for technological cooperation.

On November 18, 2016, ETRI-developed Exobrain, which appeared on EBS Janghak Quiz, the nation’s longest-running quiz show, and won an overwhelming victory in the competition, scoring 510 out of 600 against a student who had received a perfect score on the national college entrance exam and against former winners of the quiz show.

In 2016, ETRI’s efforts in the intelligent semiconductor industry resulted in the development of Aldebaran, an AI professor that recognizes objects in daily life as accurately as humans can. The institute is currently focusing on applying the technology to IoT, wearable computers, and robots.

On December 30, 2016, as part of its efforts for innovation and communication, ETRI remodeled its rest area and transformed the area into a multipurpose cultural space for employees’ creativity and communication.