International Cooperation

• 2024 EU-Korea R&I Day focuses on Korea’s participation in Horizon Europe
• Ministry of Science & ICT Engages in Discussions with US Gov’t on Ensuring AI Safety
• (Document) Digital Bill of Rights
• Korea joins 10-nation statement on endorsing 6G principles
• KENTECH Signs Tripartite Agreement with Germany to Strengthen Hydrogen Cooperation

Policy & Stats

• 2024 R&D Budget to Focus on CETs to Aim for Global Technological Dominance
• Yoon appoints new vice science ministers
• Gov’t Plans 4 Trillion Won Investment in Nuclear Power, R&D to Cement Position as Nuclear Power Leader
• Science ministry to invest 121.9 bln won in cloud computing industry
• South Korea Advances Towards Becoming Global Hub for Top 5 Battery Minerals
• Biofoundry Infrastructure Establishment Project
• Korean Government Looks to Cultivate 1,000 Green Startups

Research Trends

• POSTECH Professors Dong Soo Hwang and Jae Yong Song Honored for Science and Technology Innovation in 2023
• A Korean research team develops a new clinical candidate for fatty liver disease​
• Unlocking the Impact of Solvents on Catalytic C–H Bond Oxidation by Copper(II)–Alkylperoxo Complex

Industry R&D

• S. Korean startup mass-produces new material for high-performance EV batteries
• Samsung joins global AI-RAN alliance to lead 6G technology

Technology

• Seoul to open metaverse-based safety training center for complex emergencies
• Pulmuone provides culinary robot for stir-fried dishes to highway rest stop

In Case you missed it

• Launching Korea-Europe / Korea-France Space Cooperation in Full Swing (Jan 22)
• The Korea Aerospace Administration and NASA Initiates Space Cooperation (Jan 29)
• Korea, Netherlands Kick off Semiconductor Dialogue
• The Netherlands-Korea Joint Education Program on Cutting-edge Semiconductor Technology
• Gov’t Invests 10 Billion Won in 10-Year Research Support with Top Global Research Institutions through the ‘Top-tier’ Project