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Korea to nurture one million talent to lead the digital era

Korean government announced the “Comprehensive Plan to Nurture Digital Talent” that aims to widen the digital education opportunity, strengthen digital capacity, and foster one million digital talent by the year 2026.

[MSIT Press Releases] 

1) Korean Lunar Orbiter Danuri successfully proceeds the Trajectory Correction Maneuver 2) Korea to build research reactor and isotope application research center 3) eSIM available from September, 2022

KAIST researchers develop AR appcessory to project inside of object from surface

South Korean researchers have developed "WonderScope," an augmented reality appcessory that projects the inside of an object from its surface.

Railway operator adopts smart glasses capable of automatically monitoring railway facilities

South Korea's public railway operator will adopt smart glasses to help railway workers efficiently monitor railway facilities.

LG Electronics tests wireless transmission and reception of 6G THz data over 320m outdoors​​​​​​​

LG, Parsons come together for AI-generated design projects​​​​​​​

LG Corp. and Parsons School of Design will collaborate to combine contemporary art and design practices with artificial intelligence technology, LG's tech arm LG AI Research said Tuesday(13 Sep).

Korea and EU discuss Digital Partnership

Korea and the EU will finish discussions on digital partnership within this year. A ministerial-level annual consultative body for the implementation of cooperation will be established.

[Horizon2020/EUREKA] Establishing a novel strategy to tackle Huntington’s disease​

A platform to take on the Huntington’s disease via an innovative approach established by KAIST’s researchers through international collaboration with scientists in the Netherlands, France, and Sweden.

[MSIT] Five Key Action Plans of the New Administration

Five key action plans for achieving the goal of “establishing a new national innovation system based on public and private partnership and driving social development through leading technological innovation and diffusion of digital innovation.”