Minister Lee Jong-ho to Miss MWC Due to "Health Reasons"

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Su-yeon] Minister Lee Jong-ho of the Ministry of Science and ICT is expected to miss the 'Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2023' held in Barcelona, Spain on the 27th due to health reasons.

On the 20th, Minister Lee told reporters at the 'K-Network 2030 Strategy' launch ceremony held at Samsung Electronics Seoul R&D Center in Seocho-gu, Seoul, "My arthritis has worsened, so it seems difficult for me to attend this MWC."

Minister Lee Jong-ho of the Ministry of Science and ICT is delivering a greeting at the 'K-Network 2030 Strategy Presentation' held on the afternoon of the 20th at Samsung Electronics Seoul R&D Campus in Seocho-gu, Seoul.
[Photo by Ministry of Science and ICT]

Originally, the minister was scheduled to participate as a speaker in the ministerial-level program session 'Network Investment: Delivering The Digital Revolution' on the second day of the event, the 28th.

The session includes telecommunications companies such as Deutsche Telekom, Saudi Telecom, and the Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA), as well as policy executives from big tech companies like Meta and Netflix. It is a forum to discuss the sharing of infrastructure investment amid rapidly increasing data traffic.

The Ministry of Science and ICT is currently discussing who will attend in place of the minister.

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