May 30, 2023 The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) held a Japan-Korea vice-ministerial meeting with the Ministry of Science and ICT (MICT) of the Republic of Korea.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) held a Japan-Korea vice-ministerial meeting with the Ministry of Science and ICT (MICT) of the Republic of Korea.

1. Schedule

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

2. Location

MIC

3. Participants

Japanese side: Mr. YOSHIDA Hiroshi, Vice-Minister for Policy Coordination, Mr. TERAMURA Yukio, Deputy Director General for International Cooperation, and others.
Korean side: Mr. PARK Yun Kyu, Vice Minister, Mr. SONG Sanghoon, Director General of the ICT Policy Bureau, and others

4. Results of the meeting

MIC and MICT have agreed to regularly conduct a ministerial-level “Japan-Korea ICT Policy Forum”, intended to facilitate discussions in the ICT field, including topics such as Open-RAN, AI, Cybersecurity, and Personnel cooperation for research. It was mutually recognized that the first meeting would take place by the end of the year 2023.