Minister Lim Hye-sook of the Ministry of Science and ICT to Attend 'MWC 2022'

4 Nights 6 Days Schedule... Keynote Speech and Encouragement for Korean Companies

Minister of Science and ICT Hye-sook Lim is giving a greeting at the CEO meeting of the three major telecommunications companies held on the 17th at Post Tower in Jung-gu, Seoul. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Cha Min-young] Im Hye-sook, Minister of Science and ICT, will attend the world's largest mobile exhibition, the 'International Mobile Technology Expo (Mobile World Congress) 2022,' held in Barcelona, Spain, from the 28th (local time) for a 4-night, 6-day schedule.

The Ministry of Science and ICT announced on the 25th that Minister Im plans to deliver a keynote speech at a session titled 'What’s next for the Mobile Sector' during the ministerial program on March 1.

During the exhibition, she will visit major companies such as Samsung Electronics, SK Telecom, KT, Qualcomm, and Nokia, and visit the Korea Pavilion to meet startups and small and medium-sized enterprises.

On the 2nd, she will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA), the organizer of MWC, for cooperation in the field of extended virtual worlds (metaverse).

She is also scheduled to meet with the Chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the Minister of Transport and Communications of Finland, the Minister of Information and Communications of Indonesia, and the Vice President of the World Bank to discuss cooperation plans in science and technology and ICT fields such as 5G, metaverse, and artificial intelligence (AI).

MWC, held for the 35th time this year, is organized by the GSMA and will take place in Barcelona, Spain, from February 28 to March 3.

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