MSIT and Central Asia Lay the Foundation for Future AI and S&T Cooperation

- Korea and five Central Asian countries jointly adopted the “Korea-Central Asia Future AI and Science and Technology Partnership Initiative”.- They plan to strengthen cooperation on AI innovation in public services, AI transformation, and reducing the AI gap.- They also plan to expand cooperation in S&T through personnel exchanges and joint research in climate, space, energy transition, and resource supply chains.【Relevant National Task】 26. Innovating systems to leap into the top five global S&T powerhouses.The Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister: Bae Kyung-hoon) announced on September 16 that Korea and five Central Asian countries* jointly adopted the “Korea-Central Asia Future AI and Science and Technology Partnership Initiative” at the First Korea-Central Asia Summit to lay the foundation for multilateral cooperation in AI and science and technology.*Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan (in alphabetical order)Korea is preparing for the future through bold investments in AI and science and technology. These include the “Three Mega Projects,” which focus on investment in semiconductors, phy...