Ministry of Knowledge Economy

KRW One Trillion Is Earmarked for Energy R&D Projects
Tuesday, March 19th, 2013

SEOUL, KOREA – The Korean government will invest over KRW one trillion in R&D projects this year. In particular, KRW 40.3 billion will be spent to nurture 5,200 energy experts. The Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE) said Sunday it will set aside a total of KRW 1 trillion to promote the energy industry’s technological innovations and secure new growth engines.

Gwanggyo Techno Valley Turns into a Cutting-edge Energy Grid Complex
Tuesday, February 19th, 2013

SEOUL, KOREA – Gwanggyo Techno Valley will become a full-blown, state-of-the-art energy grid complex. On Monday, the Gyeonggi Small Business Center (GSBC) announced that Gwanggyo Techno Valley was selected as a beneficiary of the K-MEG (Korea Micro Energy Grid) project, which has been pursued by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy and Samsung C&T Corporation to steel Korea against energy crises.

Dr. Tae-Hee Woo
K-Technology Touches the Heart of the World
Monday, December 24th, 2012

SEOUL, KOREA - “Korea will impress the world with its thoughtful K-technologies.”

On December 6, the Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE) and the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology (KIAT) held an award ceremony to choose and honor Korea’s 10 best new technologies of 2012.

3Q Labor Productivity Worsens amid Economic Slowdown
Friday, December 21st, 2012
SEOUL, KOREA - The Ministry of Knowledge Economy said on December 19 that the third-quarter labor productivity has deteriorated 1.8 percent to 104.0 from the same quarter a year ago.
Mini Electric Car to Be Mass-produced from Late 2014
Wednesday, December 19th, 2012

SEOUL, KOREA - A locally-produced mini electric car with a retail price of about 10 million won will be released by 2014 at the earliest.

Global Software Contest
The Winners of the 24th Global Software Contest
Friday, December 7th, 2012

SEOUL, KOREA - Mobiledesk MDM v3.2, a MDM (mobile device management) solution developed independently by Samsung SDS, won the highest honor of Presidential Award at the 24th Global Software Contest.

Petroleum Products Ranked No. 1 among Korea's Major Export Items
Thursday, December 6th, 2012
SEOUL, KOREA – The Ministry of Knowledge Economy said on December 4 that Korea will break the USD 1-trillion barrier in trade figures (sum of export and import figures) by the 8th.
November Exports Hit Record High for the Year with USD 47.8 Bil.
Monday, December 3rd, 2012
SEOUL, KOREA – Despite the ongoing recession in major economies, Korea's exports in November hit a record high for the year and have continued trade surplus for ten consecutive months. 
product demonstration of AEES 2012
AEES 2012 Grand Closing Ceremony
Tuesday, November 27th, 2012

SHANGHAI, CHINA - The Asia Electronics Exhibition in Shanghai 2012(AEES 2012), which opened at the Shanghai New International Expo Center (SNIEC) on October 31st, closed its three-day exhibition on November 1st. This year’s event garnered participation from 239 companies with 489 booths from five countries including Korea, China, Japan, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.

Woon-ho Lee
A Promising Future for K-brand
Monday, November 26th, 2012

SEOUL, KOREA - This year, the rate of growth in trade has slowed internationally due to a worldwide economic slump. A decrease in the rate of world export growth in 2012 became sharper as international trade began to diminish beginning in the second half of 2012.

Jae-hong Kim
K-Tech: Showcasing Korea’s IT Now and Into the Future
Friday, November 16th, 2012

SILICON VALLEY, USA — US Correspondent of Korea IT Times, Sam Sung-hwan Hwang, conducted an interview with Jae-hong Kim, head of the Office of New Growth Engines at the Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE) at ‘K Tech@Silicon Valley 2012’ to promote the Korean technological wave in Silicon Valley.

World Standards Day
Standard, the Key Word for Sustainable Growth
Wednesday, October 17th, 2012

SEOUL, KOREA — “Less waste, better result - Standards increase efficiency.”

Sejong City
Sejong City, New State-of-the-art Metropolis Is Born
Tuesday, September 25th, 2012

SEJONG, KOREA — The construction of a government complex in Sejong City, Chungcheongnam-do (South Chungcheong Province), is underway.

Young-joo Lee, Deputy Director of MKE
Government Policy Trends in Korea’s Software R&D
Tuesday, September 18th, 2012

SEOUL, KOREA — “Korea’s source of industrial competitiveness is shifting from hardware to software.”

Il-jun Park
IT is the Future of Our Industries
Sunday, September 16th, 2012

SEOUL, KOREA — “IT is the future of our industries,” said Il-jun Park, Director General for Electronics & IT Industries of the Ministry of Knowledge Economy(MKE) at the September breakfast seminar hosted by the Information Professional Association of Korea

Global SW Contest
Global Software Contest Unleashed
Friday, August 10th, 2012

SEOUL, KOREA — IPAK or IT Professional Association in Korea (www.ipak.or.kr) has begun accepting entries (Deadline is on August 31) for the “24th Global Software Contest.” Those who are interested should visit its website (http://globalswcontest.com/eindex.php) to download application forms and development summary forms.

LG SAMSUNG OLED DISPLAY
AMOLED : The Next Generation Display Technology
Wednesday, August 8th, 2012

SEOUL, KOREA – A hundred years of Cathode-Ray Tube (CRT) cannot measure up to the recent ten years of the Display market’s rapid improvement. Liquid Crystal Displays (LCD) have dominated the global display market with over 80% share, replacing CRT with the benefits of less power consumption, smaller size, high definition and less electromagnetic wave.

Exports
Korea’s Exports Cut 34 %, Time for Plan B?
Friday, August 3rd, 2012

SEOUL, KOREA – Where there is a will, there is a way. But in Europe where Greek’s economic crisis is swamping the EU members, people are losing their will to find a way. They as a result stop spending, and consumer markets contract. In the United States, though news reports are willing to show signs of reviving economy, it still is a long way to go.

Hubo
Robot Industry Soars Beyond KRW 2 Billion in 2011
Thursday, July 19th, 2012

SEOUL, KOREA — According to the Ministry of Knowledge Economy, Korea’s robot production in 2011 reportedly doubled 2010’s figure. Export in the same year also went up two times higher than its previous year 2010.

Minister of Public Administration and Security Speaks before the audience on the 1st Information Protection Day
World's First " Information Protection Day "
Thursday, July 12th, 2012

SEOUL, KOREA — The Korean government pronounced the second Thursday in July as "Information Protection Day" and its month as "Information Protection Month".

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