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Thailand's education industry new wind, 'STEM' and 'online platform'

2022-07-08T09:25:31+09:002022.06.16|Overseas Smart City News|

- 'STEM-type talent development' to support Thailand's economic development - Bangkok Trade Center held 'Science Creative Talent Cultivation Camp' in Chonburi, a major EEC city It consists of 15 years of education, 3 years of secondary education, and 6 years of higher education. Among them, compulsory education provided free of charge is 3 years from kindergarten to secondary education. As of 3, there will be a total of 12 million students in basic education courses, accounting for about 2021% of Thailand's population. <Thailand [...]

London emerging as the center of the data economy in the UK

2022-07-08T09:59:14+09:002022.06.16|Overseas Smart City News|

- Create 2030 million jobs by 320 through data market growth - Accelerate growth of the entire data economy, centering on London - Data market trends When you think of a global technology center, you usually think of Silicon Valley, a high-tech research complex. So, where is the center of the data economy? London is rapidly emerging as a hub for a growing data market and the resulting data economy. Data-based innovation is a [...]

Attendees at the 2022 Hannover Messe

2022-07-06T11:25:01+09:002022.06.16|Overseas Smart City News|

- Overview of the Hannover Messe, held offline for the first time in three years since COVID-19 [Data: Summary of the exhibition homepage] Exhibition Introduction The Hannover Messe, the world's largest industrial technology exhibition and the birthplace of the 3th industrial revolution, was held for the 4th time this year. The 75 event was canceled due to the COVID-1919 pandemic, and the 2020 event was held entirely online. This year, it was prepared in an online/offline hybrid format and held at half the scale of the previous exhibition, but it was significant in that an offline booth was set up for the first time in three years [...]

Netherlands to increase battery demand due to growing popularity of electric vehicles (2)

2022-07-08T09:38:59+09:002022.06.16|Overseas Smart City News|

- The Dutch government’s efforts to develop the battery ecosystem - Focused support on the development of rechargeable battery technology - Public-private cooperation for the development of battery technology in the Netherlands The Netherlands already possesses important capabilities in the battery sector, including thin film technology, These include plasma chemistry and related machine development technology. Moreover, as a gateway to Europe, advantageous logistical advantages and solid [...]

US Bio Industry Trends – Digital Health

2022-07-07T17:35:36+09:002022.06.15|Overseas Smart City News|

- The US bio industry is breaking down boundaries between industries, and the digital health era brought about by COVID-1919 - Digitalization is essential in the bio industry, and attention is needed for digital biomarkers, which are key data. When talking about the changes in the US bio industry, we cannot leave out COVID-1919. The damage caused by COVID-1919 as it swept across the world was so great that no one can deny it, and it is still ongoing. In the face of a new disease, almost [...]

US 3D printers, residential solutions for low-income families

2022-07-07T17:24:03+09:002022.06.14|Overseas Smart City News|

- The emergence of 3D printing houses for the low-income class - Advantages of cheap and short construction period Recently, 3D printing house construction technology has been proven in the United States, drawing attention as a way to solve the housing problem of the low-income class. It is possible to create a completed residential space within a few days with less manpower and lower cost than conventional construction methods. 3D printer, Habitat's housing solution for the poorest In recent years, there has been a shortage of housing supply and rising prices in the United States. [...]

Saudi drone market trends

2022-07-07T17:18:30+09:002022.06.13|Overseas Smart City News|

- Increased possibility of use in various fields such as construction, tourism, delivery, agriculture, etc. - Needs to design a drone security field to offset the risk of use for military purposes such as Yemeni rebels Product name and HS Code Product name: Drone (HS Code: 8525.80 , camera (including video and camcorders other than drones) Market Overview The growth of the drone market is often determined by government regulations and policies. This is the drone [...]

Smart City Asia 2022 observer

2022-07-06T10:37:35+09:002022.06.13|Overseas Smart City News|

- Smart city exhibition held in Ho Chi Minh City - 23 companies, including 120 Korean companies, participated for three days from May 5 to 26, specializing in smart cities covering the entire smart city industry, including smart home, smart energy, smart factory, and smart mobility The exhibition 'SMARTCITY ASIA 28' was held in Ho Chi Minh City. A total of 3 companies, including 2022 Korean companies, participated in the first event. <Exhibition Overview> <List of Exhibitors> <Source: Smart City Asia 2022> [...]

Korea-Serbia Digital Government Cooperation and Prospects

2022-07-06T10:26:37+09:002022.06.10|Overseas Smart City News|

- Role of Korea-Serbia Digital Government Cooperation Center - Korea Intelligent Information Promotion Agency Digital government technology spread to Serbia, the center of the Balkans Korea-Serbia Digital Government Cooperation Center opened Serbia, the center of the Western Balkans, is somewhat unfamiliar to Koreans Not surprisingly, it was the suzerainty of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia during the Cold War. Geographically, Europe and Asia, historically Western and Eastern Rome, and religiously, Christianity and Islam intersect, and it has cultural, religious and ethnic diversity. However, Serbia has suffered from the post-Cold War process and the international and regional order [...]

US automobile BIG 3, K-battery alliance craze

2022-07-07T16:29:40+09:002022.06.10|Overseas Smart City News|

- After GM and Ford, Stellantis also finally joined - Positive impact on Korean auto parts makers - After GM and Ford, Stellantis also joined K-battery The frenzy of battery alliances among American automobile OEMs is strong. The battery alliance, which started as 'Ultium Cells', a joint venture between GM and LG Energy Solutions, has now brought all of the BIG 3, which collectively refers to the largest US automakers GM, Ford, and Stellantis, together with Korean battery makers. Electric vehicles under the Joe Biden administration [...]

Status of Smart Farms in the Philippines after COVID-19 19

2022-07-07T16:39:06+09:002022.06.10|Overseas Smart City News|

- The agricultural sector in the Philippines is creating a value of 1 trillion pesos, and the use of smart farms is expected. - Active cooperation in smart farm projects with Korea, and the prospect of continuous smart farm technology transmission. Current status of agriculture in the Philippines The Philippines mainly resides in rural areas and engages in agricultural activities. It is an agricultural country with a large agricultural population that is self-sufficient through As of 7,800, the agricultural sector is generating a total value-added (GVA) of 2020 trillion pesos, accounting for 1% of GDP. [...]

Visiting Canada's hot trend (IT/Logistics) online job fair in the first half of 2022

2022-07-06T09:26:44+09:002022.06.09|Overseas Smart City News|

- Participation in online job consultations by 10 companies including large Canadian banks, BMO - Hosting of a metaverse mentoring event inviting experts in promising occupations KOTRA Toronto Trade Center held an online job fair in May, focusing on industries with increasing demand for manpower in the post-COVID-19 era. The event, which was centered on IT and logistics occupations, consisted of 5:10 job consultations with 1 recruiting companies located in Toronto and Montreal and a mentoring event using the metaverse, and 1 job seekers [...]

China Smart Speaker Market Trend

2022-07-07T16:04:25+09:002022.06.08|Overseas Smart City News|

product name. HS Code Market Trend Smart speaker refers to a device that has a built-in microphone in the speaker, which is a voice transmission device, and has functions such as voice recognition and command execution based on AI technology based on big data. A smart speaker can control a device by voice, notify the weather or news, provide information by searching the Internet, etc., and play music you want to listen to. According to the Sino-Commerce Information Network (中商情报网), in the past five years, China's smart [...]

Opportunities to advance into the western inland through the development of smart agriculture in China

2022-07-06T09:59:42+09:002022.06.08|Overseas Smart City News|

- Smart agriculture (智慧农业) is the most important future innovation vision - Comprehensive digital management application system that combines field and IOT leads to efficient smart agriculture 'Smart agriculture (smart farm)' As a generic term for the form of IT technology grafted, the Chinese government is also actively [.. .]

UK wearable electronics market trends

2022-07-06T16:07:18+09:002022.06.07|Overseas Smart City News|

- UK smart wearable sales in 2021 up 16% year-on-year - Active wearable development in the medical and industrial sectors - Shift from activity-focused to smart wearables UK market size and trends As consumer interest in wearable products grows, global companies are actively investing in and acquiring wearables. Apple has entered the health wearable market, and Google has acquired smartwatch company Fitbit. In particular, in response to COVID-2020 in 1919, wearables [...]

Accelerating the introduction of logistics robots that will change the Czech logistics industry

2022-07-07T15:35:35+09:002022.06.07|Overseas Smart City News|

- Increase in adoption of logistics robots due to online market growth and shortage of manpower - Development of industrial delivery robots and last-mile delivery robots for start-ups in the Czech Republic Picking, sorting, transporting, and packing in the Czech Republic to increase online market growth, manpower shortage, and work efficiency The introduction of logistics robots that can handle (packaging) and delivery is accelerating. [...]

Dutch battery demand rises as electric vehicle popularity rises

2022-07-07T15:25:38+09:002022.06.07|Overseas Smart City News|

- Notable Dutch battery technology companies - Electric vehicle market The Netherlands is one of Europe's most active adopters of electric vehicles. In terms of the size of the automobile market, it ranks 7th in the EU and has maintained an average annual sales of 10 units for the past 45 years. On the other hand, the Dutch automobile industry does not have a high contribution to economic growth, accounting for less than 1% of GDP. The major automobile manufacturers are BMW (Germany) and third parties [...]

Smart Factory introduction by Japanese companies as an example

2022-07-07T14:58:13+09:002022.06.03|Overseas Smart City News|

- Future growth prospects of the Japanese smart factory market - The current status of smart factories through cases introduced by Japanese companies - Efforts to solve future challenges A smart factory refers to a factory using digital technologies such as AI and IoT (Internet of Things). By utilizing digital technology, digital transformation (DX) of the entire business process from design to manufacturing and maintenance can be realized, and high-quality, high-value-added products can be manufactured at low cost in a short period of time, resulting in high productivity and efficiency. [...]

Japanese companies join the battle for electric vehicle battery dominance

2022-07-07T14:52:50+09:002022.06.03|Overseas Smart City News|

- The battery market is growing rapidly due to an increase in global demand for EVs - The Japanese automobile industry is also belatedly entering the EV route. Recently, the Japanese industry is facing great difficulties due to a global shortage of semiconductors. As a result, core parts of electric vehicles, including electric vehicles (EV), are emerging as new 'rice of the industry'. [...]

Singapore Digital Payment Market Status and Trends

2022-07-07T15:07:23+09:002022.06.03|Overseas Smart City News|

- Singapore's digital payment market The digital payment market includes payment for products and services made over the Internet, as well as mobile payments (POS) via smartphone applications and cross-border remittances via the Internet. However, business-to-business transactions (B2B payment) and point-of-sale payment transactions using a mobile card reader (terminal) are excluded. Singapore Digital Payment Market Status and Trends According to Statista, a global statistical site [...]