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FIRIC discussed regional innovation strategies based on major technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Blockchain, and agreed to expand collaboration including joint research projects for Smart Specialization in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR).

KAIST (President Sung-Chul SHIN) announced that the Fourth Industrial Revolution Intelligence Center (FIRIC), headed by Distinguished Professor Sang Yup LEE, had held a joint workshop with the EU Joint Research Center (EU-JRC) in Seville, Spain from July 25th (Thu) to 26th (Fri).

Founded in 1958, the EU-JRC is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, and is an organization developing a cohesive policy that aims to narrow regional gaps within the European Union.
Having long been in charge of EU strategies for regional innovation based on emerging technologies, the EU-JRC has recently invited KAIST FIRIC to hold a joint workshop to discuss technologies and policies under the theme of “Smart Specialization” for regional innovation and economic growth in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR).
Dr. Mark Boden, the Team Leader of the EU-JRC, introduced the EU’s initiatives to promote Smart Specialization, such as its policy process, governance design, vision sharing, and priority setting, with particular emphasis on targeted support for Smart Specialization in lagging regions.

Dr. Marina Ranga, the same team’s project coordinator, explained in more detail the role of Smart Specialization, as a catalyst for the development of early-stage regional innovation systems. In addition, her talk emphasized the importance of establishing a knowledge base and learning system to achieve regional innovations, and the collaborations among specialized industries in particular.
The workshop discussion also covered further issues related to public-private partnership and innovation clusters from the perspective of the EU and Asia, such as the global value chain as well as the implementation of industrial cluster policy amid changes in the industrial ecosystem due to digitalization, automation, and utilization of robotics during the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
In addition, the session included discussion on inclusive growth and job market changes in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, addressing how Smart Specialization and the outcomes of the 4IR will shift the paradigm of current job and technology capabilities. Also discussed were employment issues in many relevant industries. In particular, actual case studies and their related policies and regulatory trends regarding potential risks and ethical issues of artificial intelligence were introduced.

Regarding financial services that utilize blockchain technologies and the establishment of public sector governance for such technologies, the participating experts noted difficulties in the diffusion of blockchain-based local currencies or public services, which call for a sophisticated analytical and practical framework to establish innovative and transparent governance.
KAIST’s Fourth Industrial Revolution Intelligence Center was founded in cooperation with the World Economic Forum in July 2017 to carry out policy research for the promotion of science and technology-based inclusive growth and innovation and to lead global efforts therefor.

In the future, KAIST FIRIC and the EU-JRC plan to sign an MOU in order to collaborate more systematically on regional innovation policies in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, including joint research projects.
Professor So Young KIM of the Graduate School of Science and Technology Policy, FIRIC’s Deputy Director commented, “KAIST’s global role regarding the Fourth Industrial Revolution will be expanded in the process of exploring and developing innovative models of technology-policy governance while working jointly with EU-JRC.”


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61 Others 제 2회 KIUSS 미래도시 포럼 [2007-04-24] KAIST_INSTITUTE 3514
60 Others KIUSS International Symposium "1st Urban Engineering and Sustainability" [2007-11-26] KAIST_INSTITUTE 3533
59 KIITC KAIST-LG전자 공동협력 워크샵 [2007-06-05] KAIST_INSTITUTE 3611
58 Others The 2008-3rd Forum for City of Tomorrow [2008-11-21] file KAIST_INSTITUTE 3618
57 Others 제 7회 KIUSS 미래도시포럼 [2007-10-12] KAIST_INSTITUTE 3627
56 Others 제 8회 KIUSS 미래도시포럼 [2007-10-18] KAIST_INSTITUTE 3637
55 Others The 2nd KIUSS Seminar [2008-06-23] file KAIST_INSTITUTE 3692
54 Others KAIST-화이자제약(주) Strategy Alliance 모색 회의 [2007-04-25] KAIST_INSTITUTE 3695
53 KIB 총장님 초청 KI for BioCentury 세미나 [2007-01-03] KAIST_INSTITUTE 3769
52 Others 제 9회 KIUSS 미래도시포럼 [2007-12-13] KAIST_INSTITUTE 3845
51 Others The 2008-3rd KIUSS Forum for City of Tomorrow [2008-07-22] file KAIST_INSTITUTE 3875
50 Others 제 5회 KIUSS 미래도시포럼 [2007-08-23] KAIST_INSTITUTE 3881
49 KI KAIST Institute-삼성종합기술원 워크샵 [2007-05-02] file KAIST_INSTITUTE 3936
48 KIITC KAIST IT 융합연구소-삼성전자 통신연구소 협력 워크샵 [2007-04-05] KAIST_INSTITUTE 3942
47 Others 제 3회 KIUSS 미래도시 포럼 [2007-06-07] KAIST_INSTITUTE 3966
46 Others 제 6회 KIUSS 미래도시포럼 [2007-09-20] KAIST_INSTITUTE 3978
45 KI KI Workshop for New Faculty [2008-03-11] KAIST_INSTITUTE 3996
44 Others The 2008-1st KIUSS Forum for City of Tomorrow [2008-03-17] KAIST_INSTITUTE 4055
43 KI The 5th KI Regular Seminar [2008-06-26] KAIST_INSTITUTE 4136
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