"Strengthening Korea-Europe Advanced Technology Cooperation"... 'Korea Eureka Day' Held

12 Companies from 12 Countries Including the UK and France Visit Korea
Cooperation in Semiconductors, Mobility, and Energy Sectors

Representatives from advanced industry companies in European countries such as the United Kingdom and France are visiting Korea to share the latest technology trends and explore ways to expand cooperation with domestic companies in fields such as semiconductors and mobility.

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced on the 30th that it will hold the '2023 Korea Eureka Day,' a technology cooperation event involving representatives from 12 major technology cooperation countries belonging to the European research and development platform 'Eureka,' for three days from today until July 1 at the Lotte Hotel in Seoul. Participants in this event include the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Canada, T?rkiye, Austria, Sweden, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Poland among the Eureka member countries.

Eureka is the world's largest joint research and development platform, with a total of 47 countries participating, including 41 European countries as well as six non-European countries such as Korea and Canada. Korea was promoted to a full member, along with Canada, as the first non-European countries last year, and its status within Eureka has been rapidly strengthened, including being selected as a board member with a two-year term in June.

On the opening day, the 30th, the 'Korea-Eureka Innovation Forum' will feature a special keynote speech by the chairperson of Eureka, followed by keynote speeches on next-generation semiconductors and mobility by Samsung Electronics' Master Gong Jun-jin and Hyundai Motor Group's Executive Director Kim Soo-young, respectively. Additionally, at the forum, HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore and Eureka will sign a memorandum of understanding to support technology innovation business partnerships and begin discovering cooperative projects.

On the 31st, a country-specific seminar will be held introducing the industrial policies and companies of eight countries, including France and Spain, to Korea. On the last day of the event, July 1, a site visit program is arranged for visiting businesspeople and Eureka officials to tour Korea's advanced technology sites such as Samsung Electronics, Samsung Display, and Hyundai Motor Company.

Oh Seung-cheol, Director of the Industrial Infrastructure Office at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, said, "Eureka is the largest international cooperation partner leading global industrial standards and open innovation," adding, "The government will further activate international research and development (R&D) cooperation so that our companies can secure world-class industrial technologies."

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