Hyundai Steel announced on the 5th that it has launched 'H.ARCHIVE (에이치 아카이브)', a heritage preservation platform built through the collective participation of its employees.
Founded in 1953 as Korea Heavy Industries and Construction, Hyundai Steel has grown over the past seven decades into one of South Korea's leading steel companies. The company determined that the history of challenges it has faced in response to industrial changes, along with the efforts of its employees, constitutes a core asset, and created the archive to preserve this legacy.
'H.Archive' is composed of an 'archive' function that systematically collects, classifies, and preserves past materials, and a 'curation' function where employees directly experience records and collectively accumulate and share them.
In the platform's representative feature, the 'archive', employees can search for or view various forms of heritage assets, such as photos, videos, and documents that are systematically managed, and utilize them in their work and content production.
The 'curation' menu is an exhibition-style content that connects materials from different periods and types into a single narrative, re-examining the stories of Hyundai Steel's history, technology, and people. Through this, it presents Hyundai Steel's symbolic moments in a three-dimensional manner, newly conveying the meaning of the challenges and changes embedded in the company's growth process.
Any employee can directly register materials they possess, such as photos, videos, and documents, to 'H.Archive'. Once reviewed by administrators, these are accumulated as formal archive assets. Hyundai Steel also plans to continuously uncover records and stories scattered throughout the company by holding material collection campaigns and participation events based on specific themes.
A Hyundai Steel official stated, "Hyundai Steel's history is built from the records of dedication by employees who did their best in their respective positions at every moment of numerous challenges and changes," adding, "We expect H.Archive to become a valuable space where employees can newly discover the company's history and values and take pride in them."
Meanwhile, Hyundai Steel released a brand film last month featuring the World Rally Championship (WRC), a world-class motorsport event, which encapsulates the steel technology accumulated over 70 years and the experiences of its employees.
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