Holding the Korea-US Standards Cooperation Forum... Establishing Partnerships in Core Technologies such as Semiconductors

Over 100 Bilateral Standards Experts Attend

The National Institute of Technology and Standards under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy held the 'Korea-US Standards Cooperation Forum' on the 10th at the Grand Intercontinental Hotel in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, to establish a standards partnership in core and emerging technology fields between Korea and the United States.

The forum was attended by over 100 participants, including Jang Young-jin, First Vice Minister of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Joe Bhatia, President of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), Jane Morrow, Senior Advisor of the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and standards experts from both countries.

At the event, NIST, the responsible agency, directly explained the 'National Standard Strategy for Core and Emerging Technologies' announced by the White House in May.

Previously, the United States selected eight core and emerging technologies?▲ Communications and Networks ▲ Semiconductors and Microelectronics ▲ Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning ▲ Biotechnology ▲ Location, Navigation, and Timing (GPS) Services ▲ Digital Identity and Blockchain ▲ Clean Energy ▲ Quantum Information Technology?along with six applied technology fields including carbon capture, removal, utilization, and storage technologies, and announced plans to establish a government-led standards strategy rather than a private sector-led one.

The National Institute of Technology and Standards shared Korea's advanced technology standardization strategy at the event. Private standards experts from both Korea and the U.S. presented the current status and standardization trends in five fields: semiconductors, AI, autonomous vehicles, quantum technology, and carbon neutrality, and discussed cooperation plans to lead international standards.

On the 9th, a meeting was held between the National Institute of Technology and Standards and ANSI, the national representative organizations of Korea and the U.S. to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). The meeting discussed expanding the standards cooperation fields to all 14 core and emerging technology areas and establishing a working group to prepare specific standards proposals.

Vice Minister Jang Young-jin stated, "This forum is a meaningful occasion to strengthen the standards partnership between the allied countries, the United States and Korea, at a time when strategic alliances between countries are becoming increasingly important due to intense international standards competition. We will establish a comprehensive standards cooperation system between the two countries to secure leadership in international standards for core and emerging technologies and expand leadership in international standardization organizations."

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