The 8th Korea-Finland Joint Committee on Science and Technology Held
Expanding cooperation in 6G, quantum technology, and defense industry
South Korea and Finland have agreed to expand their cooperation in the fields of 6G, quantum technology, and defense industry. The Ministry of Science and ICT announced on the 26th that it held the 8th Korea-Finland Joint Committee on Science and Technology with Finland's Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment (MEAE) in the main conference room of the National Science and Technology Advisory Council.
The Korea-Finland Joint Committee on Science and Technology is a regular intergovernmental consultative body established under the Korea-Finland Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement signed in 1989 and the Memorandum of Understanding on Digital Economy and Fourth Industrial Revolution Cooperation signed in 2019.
Government office building in Helsinki, Finland. This building houses the Prime Minister's Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Ministry of Finance. Provided by Yonhap News Agency
At the 8th Joint Committee meeting, the two countries shared their latest science and technology policies, reviewed the progress of active cooperation in 6G and quantum technology, and discussed ways to collaborate in new areas such as artificial intelligence (AI) and basic science in the defense sector.
South Korea and Finland both possess world-class technological capabilities and companies in the field of 6G, and have maintained a longstanding cooperative relationship. The two countries reviewed the achievements of ongoing joint research in 6G, discussed ways to expand joint research in this field, and explored cooperation in AI as a new area of digital collaboration.
In the field of quantum technology, cooperation is being pursued between Finland, which is capable of producing fully functional quantum computers, and South Korea, which has strengths in quantum cryptography communication. This is expected to further promote exchanges and research collaboration between companies in the quantum technology sector.
Ways to cooperate in basic science for the defense industry were also discussed. Finland is the country that constructed ONKALO, the world's only deep geological repository for radioactive waste. On the occasion of this joint committee meeting, the two countries also agreed to pursue cooperation in basic science related to radiation disaster and protection within the defense sector.
Hwang Sunghoon, Director General for International Cooperation, stated, "Finland is a global powerhouse in science and technology, as demonstrated by its performance in major innovation indices such as the Global Innovation Index and the European Innovation Scoreboard," adding, "Through cooperation in advanced science and technology based on the strengths of both countries, we expect to achieve win-win results."
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