GBIP - South Korea - Green Smart Cities Briefing

Join us at our Green Smart Cities briefing event and learn more about the benefits of the Global Business Innovation Programme, opportunities to make connections with South Korean partners and expand your business overseas.

Hear from the GBIP team about the three phased programme and what you can expect. Gain an understanding of the smart manufacturing and industrial IoT ecosystem in South Korea and the opportunities for technology collaboration.

KEY DATES

Briefing Event – 13 May 2024

Deadline to Apply - 31 May 2024

Pre-visit Workshop - 2 & 3 July 2024

Virtual Workshop - 13 August 2024

Innovation Visit - 30 Aug - 7 Sept 2024

Exploitation Workshop - 16 Oct 2024

WHY SOUTH KOREA

Home to global technology companies Samsung, LG Electronics and KT Corporation, South Korea is ranked as one of the most technologically advanced economies in the world, ranking 2nd in terms of technology readiness and innovation, according to the World Economic Forum.

For over two decades, the country has been developing its cutting-edge infrastructure and superfast connectivity to solve urban problems and improve the quality of life by applying smart and disruptive technologies to cities and urban centres.

In the Smart City Korea plan, the government has prioritised smart city pilot projects in Sejong, Busan and Daegu and has set out an ambitious agenda to adopt 64 local smart city platforms by 2025, integrating geographic information systems, ICT platforms and utilising IoT and AI.

With a keen focus on international collaboration for sustainable smart city development and established South Korea - UK Collaborative R&D programmes with Korea Institute of Advancement of Technology KIAT and Korea Agency for Infrastructure Technology Advancement (KAIA), the opportunities for UK companies developing smart city solutions are considerable.

FOCUS THEMES

Digital and data driven innovations that provide sustainable urban solutions to:

• Future mobility
• Disaster prevention and management
• Clean energy optimisation
• Safety and security
• Buildings – heating/cooling
• Circular economy

ELIGIBILITY

To participate in the programme you must be a UK registered and trading company employing less than 250 employees.