SEOUL, Apr. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government vowed Monday to develop 5G as the key platform for the fourth industrial revolution as the next-generation wireless technology promises advanced connectivity for a wide range of industries and services. The Ministry of Science and ICT said it has designated a number of information and [...]
SEOUL, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea and the World Economic Forum (WEF) will study ways to set up a sister center to the WEF’s Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and work together on related research activities, Seoul’s chief economic policymaker said Tuesday. “We proposed working together for the establishment of a new [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s ICT minister said Monday that the fourth industrial revolution will provide a good opportunity for South Korea as well as pose tough challenges as the country embraces a new paradigm shift that can fundamentally alter the way people live. “The fourth industrial revolution is both a crisis and opportunity forthe country that relies on people as [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korean Association for Buddhist Studies is set to hold a symposium on the convergence of Buddhism and the fourth industrial revolution next month. The academic conference will see scholars put their heads together to discuss the future of Buddhism and its relation to the latest technologies including artificial intelligence, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – A new report has revealed over 75 percent of jobs in finance could evaporate when the fourth industrial revolution takes off in South Korea. According to the report released by the Hyundai Research Institute on Tuesday, nearly 760,000 jobs in the financial sector could be replaced with computers, accounting for [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Eight out of ten people in South Korea believe the fourth industrial revolution will see advanced technologies such as AI and automation take away jobs from people, a recent survey has revealed. The survey, conducted by market researcher Trend Monitor and published yesterday, asked 1,000 smartphone users aged between [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will expand investments to secure a new growth strategy to cope with the fast-paced industrial transformation, dubbed the fourth industrial revolution, the science minister said Monday. The remarks were made during a meeting between officials of the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, and executives of [...]