Q: What is KIPS' contribution plan for corporate competitiveness improvement and the development of information technology in the 21st century
A: In preparation for convergence technology which is at the center of a fast changing IT paradigm, KIPS wants to present the future IT technology, convergence technology vision and strategy for corporations.
Q: what is the result maximization plan for the remaining period
A: Through this Conference I believe that participants will be able to grasp the present condition about U-Society-related technology and industry plus utilizing it as material for policy establishment in the future. We will do our best so that the industrial world can be a help to industry development by allowing them to utilize this Conference's outcome and further the theory and the scene of the industry to coincide with each other through opinion exchange. Third, in connection with USociety, this year's IT 21 Conference will present material collection and direction about U-society's international standards, thereby preparing a ground to secure itself technology in the U-society field. Finally, the IT 21 Conference will be able to expect effects which contribute to forging international manpower network through international exchange.
Q: How is the connection program and project with another society
A: In order to hold international academic rallies (APIS, ICUT, ALPIT) by teaming up with renowned overseas societies, KIPS is scheduled to strengthen its bond through MOUs with famous overseas societies. For that end, KIPS will beef up bonds through mutual cooperation agreements with the IEEE Computer Society of the USA and Japan's IEICE. It will also prepare society publicity and exchange by inviting each society's Chairman when holding international academic rallies. What's more, KIPS will enlarge international IT exchange by inviting prominent overseas scholars as editing committee members, needless to say distributing KIPS' English journal to each IT-related society abroad.
Q: We understand that this year's IT 21 Conference has invited heavyweights to its Key note speech and panel discussion.
A: With Next-generation IT growth engine as its main theme, this year's IT 21 Conference consists of three tracks -- Enabling Technology, Digital Convergence, and New Industry Fusion. Regarding the keynote speech, former MIC minister Chin Dae-je will speak about the advent of the Ubiquitous age and our preparation. The panel discussion will also discuss the same theme.
