- Registration date2024-04-16
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Industry Policy Deputy Minister Lee Seung-ryeol met with Boeing’s Research & Technology (BR&T) Vice President and General Manager Patty Chang-Chien on April 16 in Seoul to discuss measures for advancing cooperation in aerospace and defense.
Deputy Minister Lee asked Boeing’s continued support regarding the development of the smart cabin and aircraft health diagnosis AI system for civil aircrafts, ongoing projects on which Korean firms and Boeing are collaborating.
Boeing’s Vice President Chang-Chieng said that the Boeing Korea Engineering and Technology Center (BKETC) established in Korea in 2019 was a good investment in terms of mutually beneficial cooperation and explained Boeing’s plans for AI and software related job openings and international joint R&D expansion in Korea in accordance with the R&D cooperation memorandum of understanding (MOU) Boeing and MOTIE entered last year in April.
Deputy Minister Lee replied that increasing new hires in Korea will enable Boeing to leverage Korea’s competitive edge in software, information and communications technology (ICT), and manufacturing technology. He also proposed that the Boeing Suppliers’ Day held last year in Busan be established as a regular event backed by MOTIE.