'ICT Standardization Strategy Map' Linked to Digital New Deal Released

[Asia Economy Reporter Seulgina Jo] The Ministry of Science and ICT announced on the 30th that it will publish the 'Information and Communication Technology Standardization Strategy Map 2021' to secure international standardization competitiveness of key information and communication technologies that form the foundation for realizing the Digital New Deal.

Since 2002, the annually published Standardization Strategy Map has served as a guideline presenting strategic directions for government policies and private standardization activities.

The newly published Standardization Strategy Map strengthens linkage and coherence with the national strategy 'Digital New Deal Policy' announced in July this year by selecting 17 key technologies highly related to core strategies such as ▲ strengthening the Data-Network-Artificial Intelligence (DNA) ecosystem, ▲ fostering non-face-to-face industries and digital transformation in education, ▲ and digitalization of SOC, and sets promotion strategies for 275 standardization items requiring proactive response among 450 standardization items for the selected key technologies.

Specifically, for the 275 standardization items, analyses were conducted on domestic technology and standardization capabilities compared to advanced countries, international standardization stages, and policy compliance, classifying them into five promotion strategies: ▲ Next-generation targeting, ▲ Leading competition targeting, ▲ Catch-up and cooperation targeting, ▲ Sustained and expanded targeting, and ▲ Strategic adoption.

The Next-generation targeting field includes 72 items in standard areas where preemption is possible through new standard proposals for future core technologies and promising services, such as the ‘Medical Imaging Data Standard for Applying Artificial Intelligence Technology.’ The Leading competition targeting field includes 114 items where technological competition among countries is fierce but domestic capabilities are high enough for partial leadership, such as the ‘Artificial Intelligence Lightweight Software Framework Standard’ and ‘Cloud-based Machine Learning Service Standard.’

The Catch-up and cooperation field includes 17 items in standard areas where entry timing is late, requiring catching up as a latecomer or cooperation with other countries, such as the ‘Augmented Reality (AR) Service Framework Technology Standard.’ The Sustained and expanded targeting field includes 63 items where international standardization is nearly complete but domestic capabilities are high enough to lead follow-up or revised standards, such as the ‘Infrastructure-to-Vehicle Communication Technology Standard.’ The Strategic adoption field includes 9 items in areas where international standardization is nearly complete but domestic capabilities are low, requiring strategic adoption, such as the ‘Smart Health System and Service Security Standard.’

The report will be distributed in book form to government, companies, universities, and research institutes. From December 1, anyone can download it for free through the Korea Information and Communication Technology Association website (www.tta.or.kr).

Kim Jungwon, Director of the Information and Communication Policy Office at the Ministry of Science and ICT, stated, “To swiftly achieve the transition to a digital ecosystem triggered by COVID-19 and overcome the economic crisis, a unified standardization strategy aligned with national policy directions is essential.” He added, “The ICT Standardization Strategy Map linked to the Digital New Deal policy is expected to serve as a catalyst for realizing the Digital New Deal and enabling Korea’s economic leap forward by enhancing global standard competitiveness for key information and communication technologies that form the foundation of non-face-to-face infrastructure and business.”

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