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Two South Korean experts win roles in APEC ICT steering groups to expand cooperation

South Korea\'s Ministry of Science and ICT said on Friday that two South Korean experts were elected to key posts in the operating groups under the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation telecommunications and information working group. Jang Ju-dong was elected secretary of the Conformance and Interoperability Steering Group, and Park Jung-eun was elected deputy secretary of the Digital Economy Steering Group. Their terms run for two years from 2027 to 2028.

AI & Enterprise

US removes DeepSeek from government systems; China says it will not stand idly by

China pushed back after the United States barred the use of products from Chinese AI startup DeepSeek in federal civilian agencies’ IT systems and ordered their removal. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security also banned new procurement of DeepSeek-related products and services. A notice cited threat pathways and concerns that servers in China could allow access to sensitive U.S. data. China’s foreign and commerce ministries condemned the move and vowed countermeasures.

AI & Enterprise

Kakao Impact Foundation holds climate tech summit to launch Korea Climate Week in 2027

Kakao Impact Foundation brought together experts in climate tech, AI and energy and moved to expand cooperation among the private sector, government and academia. It held the Climate Tech Startup Summit in Jeju from Sept. 10 to 12 with about 150 participants from startups, investors, government bodies, companies and academia. The foundation and 10 other organisations also unveiled plans to launch Korea Climate Week, targeting its first event in September 2027.