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KIC-Europe Strengthening Cooperation with Europe. 2014. 3. 31. Korean Innovation Centre (KIC) Network. Designate and operate the Korean Innovation Centre (KIC). - Support Korean S&T and ICT powers (i.e., human resources, technologies, VCs, enterprises, etc.) enter overseas markets
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KIC-Europe Strengthening Cooperation with Europe 2014. 3. 31.
Korean Innovation Centre (KIC) Network Designate and operate the Korean Innovation Centre (KIC) - Support Korean S&T and ICT powers (i.e., human resources, technologies, VCs, enterprises, etc.) enter overseas markets - Serve as a bridge to strengthen research innovation capacities Russia(Moscow) Europe(Brussels) US(the west) KIC-Korea US(the east) China(Beijing) NIPA(ICT) NRF(S&T) Headquarter
KIC-Europe - Organization KIC-Europe: Background and Purpose -A growing need to expand cooperation with European countries in economic and technologic areas due to Korea’s international cooperation diversification strategy and FTA agreement with EU. -Build an integrated local Korean centre to discuss KOR-EUR policies to realize the creative economy and to utilize as a centre for R&D and innovation -A base camp for S&T and ICT bilateral cooperation with each European country including EU members KIC-Europe: History - Initial proposal at the 4th KOR-EU S&T Joint Committee Meeting (June 2013, Brussels) - Basic framework for the establishment and administration of the KIC-Europe (August 2013) - Mutual agreement at the KOR-EU Summit, opening ceremony during President Park’s state visit to Brussels (November 8, 2013, Brussels)
KIC-Europe - Overview KIC-Europe - Overview □ Name: KIC-Europe* * KIC-Europe : Korea Research & Innovation Centre – Europe □ Location: 1st floor Science 14 Bldg, Brussels, Belgium □ Form: Non-profit local corporation (locally registered in Dec 10 2013) □ Staff: 10 to 15 (dispatched from KOR institutes + locally hired) :
KIC-Europe- Organization KIC-Europe Operation □ Participating institutes NRF(Funding), KIST(S&T), ETRI(ICT), KISA(Internet), KIMM(Mechanical), KRICT(Chemical), KISTEP(Evaluation and Planning), IPET(Food, Agriculture) ※ Researchersare being selected and scheduled to be dispatched in 2014 1st half □ Group management Head, Steering Committee, Four Divisions※ Process of appointing its head is ongoing : Head Steering Committee General Policy R&D Cooperation Innovation Cooperation Management & support
KIC-Europe - Major Tasks for 2014 • Overall Objectives • As an international foothold for the creation of future industries, • consolidate cooperation between Korea and Europe on Creative Economy • Projects for 2014 • □ Support for Korea-Europe cooperation in R&D activities • □ Support for VCs/small businesses of Korea and Europe • - Establishing the network for cooperation with tech commercialization institutes • in Europe including Belgium (i.e. tech transfer, IPRs, incubators, etc.) • - Supporting innovative VCs, government-funded institutes and universities of Korea, • with R&D competencies, for their tech commercialization in Europe • - Establishing support mechanisms in partnership with Korean institutes • related to tech commercialization/startup support • (globalIT support center, Future Global Startup Support Center) • □ Information analysis and a stronger network • - Collecting and analyzing tech/industrial information from the EU and Europe, • and establishing solid networks by area • - Publishing information analysis report, and holding KIC Korea-Europe future forums