EU and Deputy Minister-Level ICT Policy Dialogue Held... Cooperate on 6G and AI

[Asia Economy Reporter Seolgina Jo] The Ministry of Science and ICT announced on the 18th that it held the 1st Korea-EU Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Policy Dialogue via video conference with the European Union (EU) Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology.

This is a follow-up measure to the video summit with the EU held last June. Both sides agreed to officially launch the bilateral "High-Level ICT Policy Dialogue" this year to cooperate in the fields of information and communication and digital economy, where each has strengths, in the era of the 4th Industrial Revolution.

At the policy dialogue, Vice Minister Jang Seok-young of the Ministry of Science and ICT and Director-General Roberto Viola of the Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology served as chief representatives to share major policies and discuss future cooperation plans such as joint research and standards. In particular, they reached a consensus to promote the 3rd joint research and agreed to establish concrete cooperation plans in areas such as 6G communications, AI-based convergence services, and edge cloud computing technologies. Activities for exchange and cooperation in the standards field were also emphasized.

Both sides agreed to regularize the ICT policy dialogue as a vice minister-level meeting held annually. Vice Minister Jang Seok-young stated, "Through the launch of this policy dialogue, a channel has been established to seek communication and cooperation on ICT policies with the European Union," and added, "Based on mutual policy understanding, we will strengthen cooperation with the EU to jointly navigate the accelerated digital transformation era."

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