"South Korea's 'Creative Economy' Initiative"

Speaker: Kyeongsik Cho, 2014-15 Visiting Scholar from Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning

In recent years South Korea, home of the economic "miracle on the Han River," has been suffering from low growth. A rapidly aging population means that the potential growth rate is falling, and the country has encountered difficulties adapting to new globally integrated markets. Concerned that low growth and jobless growth might become a permanent fixture, the Korean government has come up with a new vision to develop a "Creative Economy." Visiting scholar Kyeongsik Cho, a senior official in Korea's Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, will explain the origin, content, and implementation of this critically important initiative.

"Is South Korea Ready for Internet of Things?"

Speaker: Seunghoon Lee, 2014-15 Visiting Scholar from Maeil Business Newspaper

Visiting scholar Seunghoon Lee will examine the current Internet of Things (IoT) trends and discuss how South Korea can benefit from emerging opportunities of the next technology wave of IoT.

Mr. Lee is a staff reporter at the Maeil Business Newspaper in Korea.