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Curtain falls on OECD science forum in Daejeon

A global meeting of science ministers and experts closed in Daejeon on Friday after five days of intensive activities including the adoption of a declaration on inclusive and sustainable science development.Dubbed the "world science summit," the OECD Ministerial Meeting Daejeon 2015, World Science & Technology Forum brought together some 3,800 officials and delegates from 75 countries, including developing countries in Asia, and 12 international organizations, to seek ways for shared economic gr

Oct. 23, 2015

[Newsmaker] iPhone 6s hits store shelves in Korea

Apple Inc.'s two latest smartphones went on sale in South Korea on Friday, with the industry poised to keep close tabs on the market for possible overheating on the retail front. The country's three major mobile carriers -- SK Telecom Co., KT Corp. and LG Uplus Inc. -- released the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus for sale via their respective retail stores nationwide. The iPhone 6s is available for 720,000 won ($635) for the 16GB model and 1.14 million won for the 128GB, given the subsidy of about

Oct. 23, 2015

[Newsmaker] iPhone 6s hits store shelves in Korea

State science agency vows to boost R&D in Korea

KISTEP head Park Young-ah speaks at a session of the science summit meeting in Daejeon on Monday. KISTEPDAEJEON -- The head of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology Evaluation and Planning vowed Monday that the policy-planning agency would make its utmost efforts to beef up Korea’s science and technology sectors.Noting that low productivity, population aging and weak domestic demand are the prime reasons for the nation’s slowing growth rate, KISTEP president Park Young-ah said the instit

Oct. 23, 2015

State science agency vows to boost R&D in Korea

SAP says innovative tool crucial to win in digital economy

SINGAPORE -- Europe’s largest software firm SAP is seeking to bring innovation to business models in various industries by putting game-changing technology into the hands of business leaders.“Many companies and traditional businesses are using the HANA platform to leverage big data and predictive analytics in real time,” SAP Asia-Pacific Japan president Adaire Fox-Martin said during a press conference in Singapore on Thursday.“By 2020 the size of the digital economy is expected to be $9 trillion

Oct. 23, 2015

SAP says innovative tool crucial to win in digital economy

[Science Summit] KT seeks to lead Industry 4.0 with intelligent infrastructure

KT, South Korea’s top telecom carrier, is seeking to play a leading role in technological convergence across industries in the upcoming fourth industrial revolution era. The so-called Industry 4.0 describes a new industrial paradigm of smart manufacturing process based on new technologies such as Internet of Things, cloud, big data, analytics, robotics and augmented reality. KT, which started out as a state telegram agency in 1885, aims higher to transform not just the manufacturing sector but

Oct. 23, 2015

[Science Summit] KT seeks to lead Industry 4.0 with intelligent infrastructure

Samsung SDI opens car battery plant in China

South Korean battery maker Samsung SDI on Thursday held the opening ceremony of its new automotive battery plant in China, with aims to tap further into the world’s largest electric vehicle market. The plant, which started operations in September, can produce batteries for more than 40,000 electric vehicles per year. It can handle the whole manufacturing process of EV batteries, including battery cells and modules. Samsung SDI is the first battery-maker in China that has established a manufactu

Oct. 23, 2015

Samsung SDI opens car battery plant in China

Fine dust hits peninsula for days

A layer of fine dust has blanketed the peninsula for days, raising public health concerns, officials said Thursday. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, many provinces have recorded a high level of fine dust over the past week, prompting the cities to issue alerts. North Jeolla Province issued a fine dust advisory on Thursday morning as the average concentration stayed above 120 micrograms per cubic meter for 24 hours, with Iksan recording the highest of 187 micrograms per cubic

Oct. 22, 2015

Twitter sets high bar

SAN FRANCISCO, California -- After a series of twists and turns over the past few weeks at Twitter, its new CEO Jack Dorsey has made it clear that he would face up to challenges and get the microblogging service operator back on the right track.　Taking the stage at the San Francisco-based firm’s second Flight developer conference on Thursday, CEO Jack Dorsey said the company would spare no effort to regain its reputation as the guardian of free speech. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey delivers a keynote

Oct. 22, 2015

[Science Summit] KT aims to lead in 5G era

　KT, South Korea’s leading telecommunications firm, is seeking to take the lead in ushering forward the era of the 5G network, a next-generation mobile data service set to revolutionize the information and communications technology sector.　Promising maximum speeds of 100 gigabits per second, 5G technology is set to run up to 1,000 times faster than existing 4G mobile data network, enabling a new generation of ultra-efficient devices connected via the Internet.　To accelerate the implementation of

Oct. 22, 2015

[Science Summit] KT aims to lead in 5G era

[Science Summit] KT vows to be game-changer in ICT

　KT, a leading mobile carrier in South Korea, is looking to shake up the local and global information and communications technology sector by introducing exclusive services and products developed on the back of its cutting-edge technologies.　KT’s chief executive Hwang Chang-gyu has been pushing the company to pursue customer-centered innovation, introducing a total of 18 original technologies and services developed for the first time in the world since taking his post in January 2014. KT introdu

Oct. 22, 2015

[Science Summit] KT vows to be game-changer in ICT

Consistent policy vital for sustainable scientific development: Daejeon mayor

The Daejeon Metropolitan City said Thursday the central government should roll out a consistent and sustainable science development policy to foster the country's competitiveness in technologies."Daejeon is a home to various research labs. But there has been no groundbreaking progress due to sluggish progress in the science business belt project," Daejeon Mayor Kwon Sun-taik told Yonhap News Agency.The city, which emerged as the hub of the country's science research, especially after hosting the

Oct. 22, 2015

Experts, citizens to discuss future of science policy

South Korea's ICT ministry said Thursday it plans to hold an open panel discussion on the final day of the ongoing global science summit to reflect on how to best incorporate this week's achievements into future policies.The Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future Planning said citizens will be invited to the Friday session, which will focus on how to utilize the joint declaration adopted at the closing of a meeting of science policymakers from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Developm

Oct. 22, 2015

Science meeting organizers host side events

Organizers of the ongoing world science meeting hosted an international meeting of science museums and a handful of other events on Thursday, the eve of its closing.The International Symposium of Science Museums, organized by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, brought together delegates from 12 countries under the theme, "Spreading scientific culture based on imagination and creativity."Organizers said the event is aimed at promoting interdisciplinary discussions among research fi

Oct. 22, 2015

OECD holds technology policy meeting

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's science committee opened a general meeting in Daejeon on Thursday to share ideas on the role of the science technology in economic and social development.At the closed-door OECD Committee for Science and Technology Policy meeting, participants also discussed ways to foster science experts and assist underdeveloped nations in the segment, a source with knowledge of the matter said.The OECD CSTP was first established in 1972 to promote co

Oct. 22, 2015

LG, GM team up for $30,000 Bolt EV

South Korean tech giant LG Electronics is seeking a bigger role in the growing electric car sector having recently teamed up with General Motors to supply nearly all the powertrain parts and other components for the carmaker’s upcoming full-electric Chevrolet Bolt. The Bolt, which will be on sale late next year, is intended to be the first mass-market, long-range EV produced by a U.S. carmaker.GM’s Chevrolet Bolt EV conceptThe car will have a range of 320 kilometers and cost about $30,000 after

Oct. 21, 2015

Full text of Daejeon Declaration on Science, Technology, and Innovation Policies for the Global and Digital Age

The following is the full English text of the Daejeon Declaration on Science, Technology, and Innovation Policies for the Global and Digital Age, which was announced Wednesday after the two-day OECD Ministerial Meeting Daejeon 2015, World Science Forum.WE, THE MINISTERS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF [list of countries to be added], assembled in Daejeon, Korea, on 20 and 21 October 2015, under the chairmanship of Korea and the vice-chairmanship of Norway and Spain to discuss how science, technology and

Oct. 21, 2015

Digital content to be challenge for Samsung: ex-Finnish PM

Developing digital content and providing wonderful user experiences are the next challenges for South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co., Esko Aho, a former Finnish prime minister and ex-executive vice president of Nokia, said Wednesday.Currently, Apple Inc. is seen as having an edge after successfully integrating software, hardware and digital content in smartphones, and Chinese manufacturers are expanding their presence in the market. "If you look at what we are doing with smartphones,

Oct. 21, 2015

Science ministers adopt Daejeon Declaration for sustainable growth

Science ministers from member nations of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development adopted a joint declaration on Wednesday charting out a vision and guidelines for sustainable and inclusive growth through scientific development.The "Daejeon Declaration on Science, Technology and Innovation Policies for the Global and Digital Age" came after a two-day meeting of top science policymakers from members of the Paris-based organization in Daejeon, the country's hub of technology resea

Oct. 21, 2015

Samsung's new smartwatch a hit in Korea

The latest round smartwatch made by Samsung Electronics Co. is gaining huge popularity in South Korea, with some stores running out of stock on the back of robust demand, industry sources said Wednesday. Released in early September, the Samsung Gear S2 series is the tech giant's seventh smart wristwatch, comes in a circular shape and runs on its own Tizen operating system. It is seen as part of Samsung's ambitious lineup made to vie for leadership in the smart device market over global archrival

Oct. 21, 2015

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Oct. 20, 2015