South Korea and Italy Strengthen Cooperation in AI Semiconductors, Climate, and Bio… Expanding Joint Research

South Korea and Italy are increasing their cooperation in future superior applied sciences, specializing in synthetic intelligence (AI) semiconductors, local weather change, and the bio sector.

The Ministry of Science and ICT introduced on the eleventh (native time) that it held the thirteenth Korea-Italy Joint Committee on Science and Technology in Rome, Italy, in collaboration with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI).

The Korea-Italy Joint Committee on Science and Technology is an official intergovernmental consultative physique established underneath the bilateral science and expertise cooperation settlement signed in 1984. This assembly marks the primary in-person gathering of delegations from each international locations in 9 years since 2017, and the primary assembly because the twelfth session was held nearly in 2021 because of the impression of COVID-19, making it the primary such session in 5 years.

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Over the years, the 2 international locations have pursued joint analysis primarily based on a three-year science and expertise cooperation implementation plan, and have achieved outcomes by taking part in 15 joint tasks underneath the European Union (EU) analysis and innovation program ‘Horizon Europe.’

From AI Semiconductors to Brain Disease Research

During this session, discussions centered on methods to increase cooperation in three key sectors: AI, local weather change, and bio.

In the AI sector, the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) of Korea proposed collaboration in embodied AI—a core expertise for the longer term bodily AI market—in addition to neuromorphic semiconductors and chiplet heterogeneous integration expertise. Both international locations agreed to increase joint analysis alternatives, significantly in next-generation AI semiconductors.

In the sphere of local weather change, analysis achievements have been shared relating to genome-based flowering time management applied sciences and the event of crops to handle local weather change, that are being pursued by the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology and the University of Padua in Italy. The two sides additionally mentioned follow-up cooperation measures.

In the bio sector, the Korea Brain Research Institute and the University of Bologna in Italy mentioned increasing analysis cooperation to determine the mechanisms of mind illness onset and to develop therapies. Both sides agreed to contemplate establishing a world joint analysis middle to construct a long-term basis for collaboration.

Additionally, each international locations reviewed earlier joint analysis outcomes. In the bio sector, the 2 sides secured precision evaluation expertise for pure drug supply carriers, that are rising as next-generation bio supplies, via analysis on establishing a plant-derived extracellular vesicle-based biotechnology platform. In the eco-friendly chemistry sector, they’re conducting analysis on sustainable photocatalyst-based synthesis of recent drug supplies.

Hwang Sunghoon, Director General of International Cooperation on the Ministry of Science and ICT, mentioned, “The joint research experience accumulated by researchers from both countries is expanding into global research cooperation, such as Horizon Europe,” and added, “We will actively support the discussions of this joint committee so that they can lead to practical joint research and implementation plans.”

The 14th Korea-Italy Joint Committee on Science and Technology is scheduled to be held in Seoul.

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