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Korea science ministry to attend ITU plenipotentiary conference, seeks fourth term as council member

South Korea\'s Ministry of Science and ICT will attend the International Telecommunication Union plenipotentiary conference to share the country\'s AI and digital policy vision. Minister Bae Kyung-hoon will take part in a high-level policy speech and ministerial discussions on emerging technologies. Korea will seek re-election for a fourth term as one of the ITU\'s 48 council members and will also push for Park Jong-min to join the Radio Regulations Board.

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SpaceX criticises other satellite operators, says near-collisions occurred 164,000 times

SpaceX criticised satellite operators that do not share orbital information as close-approach risks involving its Starlink satellites mount. It said manoeuvres carried out without sharing predicted orbits could raise collision risk in low Earth orbit. SpaceX said Starlink had potential close approaches this year with about 650 other satellites, including cases where counterparts did not share location data. It also reported about 164,000 potential close approaches over the past six months.

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South Korea to hold public hearing on Global AI Hub site selection on Oct. 14

South Korea will begin procedures to select a site for a planned Global AI Hub that the government aims to open in 2027. The Ministry of Science and ICT said a support team for the Global AI Hub Promotion Committee will hold a public hearing at 10 a.m. on Oct. 14 at the Government Sejong Convention Center. The event will explain site selection criteria, evaluation procedures and future schedules and include a Q&A session.