Transition Team: "World's First 6G Technology Demonstration by 2026... Commercialization Project Underway"

by Yoo Byeongdon

Published 21 Apr.2022 11:28(KST)

Nam Gi-tae, Science and Technology Education Division Transition Committee Member [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporters Bu Aeri and Yoo Byungdon] The Presidential Transition Committee announced on the 21st that it is promoting a commercialization technology project aiming to demonstrate the world's first 6G technology by 2026.

Nam Gitae, a member of the Science, Technology, and Education Subcommittee of the Transition Committee, said at a briefing room in Tongu-dong on the 21st, "The commercialization timing of 6G is expected to be advanced by about two years from the originally anticipated 2030 to 2028."

He added, "The new government will establish and promote a digital national strategy centered on 6G, the future network, and artificial intelligence (AI), a digital general-purpose technology," and explained, "We will significantly revise the current stage promotion plans such as satellite communication technology development and securing standard patents."

Regarding AI, plans include designing AI-based problem-solving projects, expanding the provision of public and learning data with high private demand, providing computing resources necessary for AI utilization to universities and small and medium enterprises, and reviewing the establishment of AI ethics as core tasks.

On the same day, Mr. Nam announced that securing global technological leadership, an essential technology for the new government's national agenda, will be designated as a 'national strategic technology' and a strategic roadmap will be established.

Additionally, for national strategic technologies, full authority will be granted to private experts, so-called 'Project Managers (PMs),' to plan cross-ministerial mission-oriented research and development (R&D) projects, with joint participation from the public and private sectors to produce visible outcomes.