[CES 2024] 'Digital Youth Talent Forum' Held... A Place for Mutual Exchange

Ministry of Science and ICT to Hold Event on the 9th with Over 130 Youth Participants
Presentation of Experiences by CES 2024 Innovation Award-Winning Companies
"Expanding Global Cooperation Base... Enhancing Korea's Competitiveness"

At the world's largest electronics and IT exhibition, 'CES 2024,' the 'Digital Youth Talent Forum' was held with the purpose of mutual exchange among digital youth talents.

On the 10th, the Ministry of Science and ICT announced that it held the Digital Youth Talent Forum at CES in Las Vegas, USA, the previous afternoon. The forum was planned to provide digital youth talents with a CES preview and Silicon Valley trends, and to create a venue for mutual exchange. It was conducted with about 200 participants, including over 130 trainees from the Ministry of Science and ICT-supported talent development projects, related organizations, and press corps.

The forum opened with a welcoming speech by Kang Do-hyun, Director General of the Information and Communications Policy Bureau at the Ministry of Science and ICT, and an opening address by Jeon Seong-bae, Chairman of the Institute for Information & Communications Technology Planning & Evaluation. There was also an introduction to the current status and achievements of the digital talent development project, and a presentation of entrepreneurial experiences by Park Jun-hyuk, CEO of MayAI, a software (SW) Maestro startup and winner of the CES 2024 Innovation Award.

Following this, SW Maestro startup companies introduced their businesses and exhibited products, and Kim Kwang-rok, partner at Primer Saje, presented major technology trends in Silicon Valley and promising investment directions and fields. Additionally, the latest trends in key CS technology areas and noteworthy technologies and products were introduced, followed by a panel discussion themed 'Dreams and Challenges.'

Kang Do-hyun, Director General of the Information and Communications Policy Bureau at the Ministry of Science and ICT, said in his welcoming speech, "This event was organized to provide digital youth talents with information on entering the global market and opportunities to network with stakeholders. We will expand the cooperation base for global R&D exchanges and activate personnel exchanges with world-renowned universities and companies to further enhance South Korea's digital competitiveness."

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