Science ministry hosts APEC meeting on open innovation

The science ministry on Monday kicked off a meeting on technology partnership with members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), seeking global coordination based on open innovation. Delegations from the 21 APEC member economies gathered in Incheon, west of Seoul, for a three-day session of the Policy Partnership on Science, Technology and Innovation (PPSTI), according to the Ministry of Science and ICT. The PPSTI is a working group under APEC promoting collaboration in science and technology among the members. During the event, the ministry said Korea will explore ways to expand exchanges among researchers and advance innovation through open science. Participants will also discuss strategies to address climate change with science and technology, the ministry added. "We hope communication and collaboration within the APEC bloc will lead to prosperous innovation in science and technology," the ministry said in a release. Last week, Korea hosted a separate ministerial meeting among APEC member economies to discuss cooperation in the AI industry. The series of events comes ahead ofWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times