The 2nd Korea-Japan Science and Technology Workshop was held in Seoul, Korea
On October 14, 2023, the 2nd Korea-Japan Science and Technology Workshop was held in Seoul, Korea. The workshop is co-hosted by the Korean Association of World Politics of Information (KAWPI) and Institute for Future Initiatives (IFI), Security Studies Unit (SSU) of the University of Tokyo, inviting experts from Japan and Korea to discuss economic security, science and technology policies of Japan and Korea under the economic confrontation between the US and China.
Date: 2023, Oct. 14th 10:00-18:00
Venue: Somerset Palace, Seoul
Tame: “Towards a Comprehensive Partnership Korea-Japan Economic Security and International Cooperation in the Age of Hyper-Uncertainty”
SESSION 1: Overview of Economic Security Strategies
“The Evolution of South Korea’s Economic Security Strategy”
“Economic Security as Geoeconomics Agenda”
SESSION 2: Supply Chain Security
“Korea in the US-China Strategic Competition – A Economic Security Dilemma”
“Enhancing Supply Chain Resilience through Market Dynamics, Government Engagement, and International Cooperation: Perspectives from Japan”
SESSION 3: Economic Coercion
“Economic Coercion and Its Countermeasures: The Korean Case”
“Economic Coercion and the Possibility of Japan-Korea Cooperation”
SESSION 4: Technology Security and International Cooperation Strategy
“Twin transition, Geopolitics and AI chip cooperation”
“Japan’s Semiconductor Strategy and Its Relationship with East Asia from the Perspective of U.S.-China High-Tech Friction”
Roundtable: Economic Security and South Korea-Japan Cooperation
*The workshop is organized by subsidies from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan.