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Industry
Vice Minister attends Bio MPE Global Supply Chain Conference
Trade, Industry and Energy Vice Minister Youngjin Jang attended the Bio MPE Global Supply Chain Conference on December 7 at the Westin Josun Seoul. Prior to the conference, Vice Minister Jang attended the ceremony for the signing of an MOU for stimulating investment in global R&D among bio MPE (materials, parts, equipment) suppliers, buyers and global corporations. At the conference that followed, Vice Minister gave an opening address and reviewed Korea’s bio MPE investment conditions date2023-12-07
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Industry
Korea to enhance standards cooperation with Germany and Czech Republic
Jin Jong-wook, President of the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE), attended the Korea-Germany Standards Cooperation Forum on December 7 at the Maritim Hotel Frankfurt in Germany, together with the heads of the German Institute for Standardization (DIN) and the German Commission for Electrotechnical, Electronic & Information Technologies of DIN and VDE (DKE) as part of follow-up measures to the Korea-Germany summit held date2023-12-07
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Industry
Korea and Germany hold bilateral meeting on standards cooperation
Jin Jong-wook, President of the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE), attended the bilateral Korea-Germany Standards Cooperation Forum on December 6 at the Maritim Hotel Frankfurt in Germany, and met with German Institute for Standardization (DIN) COO Michael Stephan, German Commission for Electrotechnical, Electronic & Information Technologies of DIN and VDE (DKE) Director Michael Teigeler and European Committee for Elect date2023-12-07
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Industry
Bio MPE firms set out to take on global supply chain cooperation
Trade, Industry and Energy Vice Minister Youngjin Jang chaired the Bio MPE Global Supply Chain Conference on December 7 at the Westin Josun Seoul to inspect Korea’s current bio MPE (materials, equipment, parts) investment situation and issues, and led discussions on global supply chain cooperation. The Bio MPE Solidarity Cooperation Consultative Group (“Group”) is a public-private joint organization launched in September 2020 to build up the momentum for cooperation between Ko date2023-12-07
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Industry
Korea and EU hold 1st Industrial Supply Chain Policy Dialogue meeting
Trade, Industry and Energy Vice Minister Youngjin Jang and Kerstin Jorna, Director General of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW), held the first Korea-EU Industrial Supply Chain Policy Dialogue meeting on December 5 via videoconferencing and discussed major policies and measures for cooperation in supply chain emergency response, technological security and economic security. date2023-12-06
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Industry
Minister chairs conference with CTOs on Comprehensive Strategy for Global Technology Cooperation
Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Bang Moon Kyu chaired the Chief Technology Officers’ Conference on December 5 at the Four Seasons Hotel Seoul with the chief technology officers (CTOs) of major companies and presented the Comprehensive Strategy for Global Technology Cooperation and led discussions on measures for improving related systems. The conference was attended by representatives of various companies in major industry sectors and related associations, including Korea Institute fo date2023-12-06
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Industry
Korea to launch global projects to secure 180 vital and proprietary technologies
Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Bang Moon Kyu chaired the Chief Technology Officers’ Conference on December 5 at the Four Seasons Hotel Seoul with the chief technology officers (CTOs) of major companies and presented the Comprehensive Strategy for Global Technology Cooperation. Beginning 2024, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) plans to swiftly secure 80 “super gap” technologies and 100 industrial proprietary technologies by launching joint R&D projects date2023-12-05
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Industry
Korea and EU hold 1st Industrial Supply Chain Policy Dialogue meeting
Trade, Industry and Energy Vice Minister Youngjin Jang and Kerstin Jorna, Director General of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW), held the first Korea-EU Industrial Supply Chain Policy Dialogue meeting on December 5 via videoconferencing, as follow-up to the agreement made in May on the occasion of the Korea-EU summit to expand the Korea-EU Industrial Policy Dialogue, launched in 2013, to cover cooperation in the date2023-12-05
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Industry
Vice Minister attends Critical Mineral Recycling Forum 2023
Trade, Industry and Energy Vice Minister Kang Kyungsung attended the Critical Mineral Recycling Forum 2023 on November 28 in Seoul and awarded MOTIE’s government commendations to those who contributed to the development of Korea's critical minerals recycling industry. The event was attended by many representatives of institutions from industry, academia, and research, including KOMIR President Hwang Kyu-yearn, and others from the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources, Korea date2023-12-01
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Industry
Government and industry join hands for securing graphite supply chain stability
Industrial Policy Director General Lee Seung-ryeol at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) chaired the public-private joint graphite supply chain inspection meeting on November 30 at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), where the Government and industry representatives agreed to work closely together in responding to China’s control measures that will take effect on December 1. The meeting was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Economy and Finance ( date2023-11-30