Former Minister Park Young-sun's Lecture on 'Semiconductor Sovereign Nation' for SMEs

Korea Federation of SMEs Holds '2024 2nd KBIZ Culture Management Forum'

The Korea Federation of Small and Medium Business (KBIZ) announced on the 18th that it held the '2024 2nd KBIZ Cultural Management Forum' at the KBIZ headquarters in Yeouido. The KBIZ Cultural Management Forum is held to support the establishment of a network within the small and medium business community by sharing major issues and trends in culture and management environments. About 180 people attended the lecture, including representatives of small and medium enterprises by industry, small business owners, and employees of small and medium enterprises.

At this forum, former Minister Park Young-sun, who is currently serving as Senior Advisor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in the United States and Senior Researcher at Harvard University's Kennedy School, and who previously served as Minister of SMEs and Startups, gave a lecture titled "Semiconductor Sovereign Nation & AI, War of the Gods."

Former Minister Park Young-sun is giving a lecture at the '2024 2nd KBIZ Cultural Management Forum' held at the Yeouido Korea Federation of SMEs on the 18th.

Former Minister Park said, “The world is engaged in a silent war to dominate the semiconductor market. The United States and China do not hesitate to engage in trade disputes to foster their domestic semiconductor industries, and Japan and Taiwan are also making every effort to secure advanced semiconductor technology,” adding, “It is time to meticulously strategize and prepare so that Korea can maintain semiconductor sovereignty in the rapidly changing global market.”

Former Minister Park also analyzed the various strategies of semiconductor hegemonic countries and presented strategies for South Korea to advance as a semiconductor sovereign nation, emphasizing the necessity of a national industrial strategy.

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