- Registration date2026-10-16
Kim Kyu-sung, President of the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR), attended the World Standards Day 2026 ceremony at the International Conference Hall of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) in Seoul on October 14, 2026. Around 300 people attended, including Moon Dong-min, Chairman of the Korean Standards Association (KSA), honorees for contributions to standardization, and their families.
After delivering congratulatory remarks, President Kim presented 50 orders, medals and government commendations recognizing contributions to Korea’s industrial development and national competitiveness through domestic and international standardization and efforts to address and improve technical regulations. Recipients included Lee Sang-yong, Head of the VS R&D Lab at LG Electronics, who received the Bronze Tower Order of Industrial Service Merit. President Kim then took part in a ceremonial seal stamping.
President Kim emphasized that standards are essential to Manufacturing AI Transformation (M.AX), ensuring the interoperability and reliability of AI data and systems. He pledged to actively pursue standardization to support AI integration across industries and expand M.AX into sectors including autonomous manufacturing, robotics and future vehicles.