KERC Newsletter / 2023.09.27.
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R&I News
International Cooperation
▲To prepare for the significant expansion of international cooperation budget from next year, discussions will focus on promoting international joint research, establishing a foundation for collaboration with outstanding research groups abroad, and more. ▲The Forum will gather diverse input from young scientists in their 30s to 40s, whose research interests are in the fields such as quantum, AI, and advanced biotechnology, the promising areas of collaboration for next 2-3 years.
▲The "Digital Bill of Rights," crystallizing President Yoon's digital vision, is announced as the manifesto for a universal digital order. ▲This announcement is a comprehensive result derived from many global discussions, from the New York Initiative in September 2022 and the Davos Forum, to lectures at Harvard University and Sorbonne University, and public conversations integrating diverse input from scholars, the younger generation, and more. ▲Values and five principles for a digital community of mutual prosperity that global citizens should collectively embrace are announced.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will embark on state visits to the United Kingdom in November and the Netherlands in December
South Korea and the United States agreed Thursday to boost cooperation on technology for chips, robots and other advanced industries through joint research projects
Ambassador Jerney Muller of the Republic of Slovenia in Seoul said, “Our country boasts a skilled workforce, strong R&D capabilities and a high level of sustainability.” At the interview, Ambassador Muller discussed a wide range of topics, which included cooperation between the two countries in the economic and various other areas, including tourism.
Policy & Stats
Cheollian 2B, one of South Korea's homemade geostationary communication satellites, will be used to monitor marine environments in Indonesia.
All of the world’s five biggest science and technology (S&T) clusters are now located in East Asia, with the Seoul cluster in South Korea at top 3.
Research Trends
On Sept. 25, KAIST announced that a joint research team have developed a high-efficiency and highly durable hydrogen production technology. This technique utilizes a novel principle in which the hydrogen production catalyst, which typically loses electrons during its reaction, receives replenishment from a new concept oxide semiconductor.
Department plans to become central hub for next-generation semiconductor research and develop leading research group on a global scale
Technology
The two-day event first had 226 teams proposing concepts leveraging OpenAI's generative AI model. After online qualifiers, 20 of these teams showcased their AI innovations at Dreamplus Gangnam, a shared office space in Seoul on Saturday and Sunday.
Industry R&D
Korean AI semiconductor startup Rebellions said Monday that its chips were set to undergo quality testing at data centers of IBM Research's AI Hardware Center in New York.
Merck Korea, the Korean unit of the German chemicals giant, shared the company’s solutions for the future semiconductor industry at an academic conference held by Alumninetzwerk Deutschland-Korea
