- ICT Industry Outlook Conference 2022 is held on Nov.4-5

The Ministry of Science and ICT of Korea (Minister Lim Hye-sook, MSIT) held the ICT Industry Outlook Conference 2022 virtually and physically on November 4 and 5 to discuss the ICT outlook and future plans in the digital transformation era. The conference that marks the 21^st anniversary engaged diverse ICT experts at home and abroad under the theme of “Digital Transformation: Innovation-driven Future,” sharing the current ICT status and its outlook, and seeking ICT-based measures to address social issues. On November 4, eight lectures are delivered in three areas: i) future forecast, ii) main issues and trend, iii) 2022 ICT outlook. Experts with a variety of backgrounds from technology to economy at home and abroad participated in the session. 

 

[Future Forecast] Professor Kathryn Myronuk, named one of CNN’s Top 7 Tech Heroes to Watch in 2015 and a co-author of the book “Abundance, of Singularity University opens up the first day’s session with the presentation about the ICT innovation in 2022. The session continues with the presentation by Professor Cho Young-tae of Seoul National University, a population policy and prediction expert, about “The Population Change and ICT Needs,” followed by the presentation by President Kim Heung-chong of the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy on “The Great Transformation and Digital Trade.”  

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[Main Issues and Trend] Professor Kim Ran-do of Seoul National University, who has been presenting a new social trend every year, presents the 2022 outlook under the title of “Trend Korea 2022: Focusing on implications for the ICT Industry.” Then, Professor Dannes Hong delivers the presentation titled ‘Do Robots Need to Look Like Human?,” followed by an economic analysist youtube influencer SukaWorld’s presentation titled “The Era of Digital Transformation, a Changing World and Us.” 

[2022 ICT Outlook] President Kwon Ho-yeol of Korea Information Society Development Institute presents the exports outlook and the current status of the domestic ICT market that posts a steady growth in spite of a prolonged Covid-19 pandemic, with his presentation titled ‘International Economic Changes and the Outlook of ICT.” The last presentation titled “2021 ICT Top Issues and next year’s key issues driven by Digital New Deal and the spread of contactless business models” is delivered by Vice President Moon Hyoung-don.

On the second day of the conference, there will be a session for the in-depth discussion on the future role of ICT and how to respond to the changes in the new society reshaped by the digital transformation. At the morning session, under the theme of ‘The Future of Digital Transformation,’ and ‘The Era of Digital Capitalism of Digital Intelligence,’ in-depth discussions on changes in technology and environment caused by digital transformation will be conducted, followed by other topics like ‘The Advanced of Digital Intelligence,’ ‘Digital Virtual Economy,’ and ‘The Proliferation of Digital Convergence’ to discuss the direction of ICT, the ICT industry’s environment and readiness for the future. This ICT Industry Outlook Conference 2022 is held online and offline aligned with the government’s recent roadmap for gradual return to normal. The online conference is available for free on a variety of platforms, like NuriZip(www.ictconference.kr) , ICTWOW(www.ictwow.com), Youtube, Facebook, Naver TV, and Kakao TV.

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The second Vice Minister Cho Kyeong-sik said in his ceremonial remark that “Despite the crisis of the global pandemic, the Korean economy has been leading the global innovation in such areas as semiconductors, ultra high-speed internet, and 5G. This was possible thanks largely to the hard work and contributions of the ICT professionals. The Korean government will ensure to provide support continuously to help the ICT industry prosper further with the seamless implementation of Digital New Deal Policy.

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For further information, please contact Spokesperson for foreign media KIM Hee-Hyun (E-mail: coro0131@korea.kr, 82-44-202-4027) of the Ministry of Science and ICT.