- Registration date2025-12-03
Kim Jung-kwan, Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR), attended the Defense AI Ecosystem Development Forum held on Wednesday, December 3, at the Grand Hyatt Seoul in Yongsan. The event was organized to strengthen government-wide governance for defense AI cooperation and build momentum for major defense AI programs planned for 2026.
The forum was also attended by Ahn Gyu-baek, Minister of National Defense, Bae Kyung-hoon, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and ICT, and Han Seong-sook, Minister of SMEs and Startups, along with approximately 500 experts and representatives from AI-related private companies.
Minister Kim emphasized that expanding AX in the defense sector is essential in an era where advanced technologies such as AI shape both security and economic competitiveness, noting MOTIR’s plans to support AI-driven dual-use technology development through M.AX and to advance AX initiatives in cooperation with the military.