South Korea strengthens cooperation with Europe in quantum science and technology

South Korea plans to begin full-scale cooperation with Europe in the field of quantum science and technology. On the 18th, the South Korean Ministry of Science, Technology, and Information Communication held an opening ceremony for the Korea-Europe Quantum Science and Technology Cooperation Center, which was established in the European region.
The conference will be held in Brussels, Belgium, and announced that it will support joint research and personnel exchanges in the quantum field with Europe. Regional quantum science and technology cooperation centers are industry-academia-research centers (industry, education) in Korea.
The project is being promoted as part of the ``Strengthening International Cooperation in Quantum Technology,'' which supports everything from finding cooperative partners to large-scale cooperative projects, so that institutions (institutions, research institutions) can collaborate closely with excellent research institutions overseas.
The cooperation center will play a role as a bridge for cooperation in the quantum field in each region and will focus on building networks. The opening ceremony was attended by Lee Jung-ho, Minister of Science, Technology, Information and Communications, and Yoo Jeong-hyo.
Approximately 30 people participated, including the EU Ambassador to Belgium, Jeong-hyun Ryu, diplomats from the Directorate General of Information and Communications of the EU European Commission, the missions of the United States, Japan, and Switzerland to the EU, and domestic and international experts. At the opening ceremony, related progress reports and
A plaque unveiling ceremony was held, and the European Center's vision and management plan were announced. In addition, in the afternoon of the same day, four technical field joint research centers operated in collaboration with the European Center will be announced.
An expert workshop was held with the participation of the principal investigator. In addition to sharing research and operational plans for each joint research center, collaboration between European centers, joint research centers, and between joint research centers
We discussed cooperation plans. Mr. Li said, ``Quantum science and technology is a cutting-edge fusion field, and international mutual assistance and solidarity cooperation are of the utmost importance in order to create a global ecosystem.''
Korea and Europe, which have mutually complementary strengths in the field, should expand joint research and personnel exchanges centered on the European Center, maximize cooperative synergies, and accelerate technological development.''
Meanwhile, the ministry and the European Center will discuss cooperative projects between countries, such as joint research and personnel exchanges in the field of quantum science and technology, targeting major European countries such as Switzerland, Austria, and the United Kingdom.
To this end, efforts have been made to dispatch a South Korean delegation to the area since the beginning of October. Based on this, the two countries plan to flesh out areas and models for cooperation between countries and develop deeper cooperation starting next year.