K-ICT WEEK in BUSAN

Previous Achievements

2022

2022
2021

Achievements in 2022

Event name	2022 K-ICT Week in Busan
Period	Wed. Sep 1 - Fri. Sep 3, 2023 (3 days)
Venue	1F-3F, BEXCO Exhibition Center 2
Hosts	Ministry of Science and ICT and Busan Metropolitan City
Chief organizers	National IT Industry Promotion Agency and Busan IT Industry Promotion Agency
Co-organizers	BEXCO, Etnews, Digital Chosun Ilbo, THE AI, Pusan National University Graduate School of AI, International Association for Artificial Intelligence and Ethics
Sponsors	Busan Bank, Hancom Inc., and Busan Metropolitan City Office of Education
Programs	[Exhibitions] AI KOREA, IT EXPO, and CLOUD EXPO Exhibition (Simultaneously held) [Conferences] AWC 2022, Cyber Security Conference, Artificial Intelligence Ethics Competition, CLOUD EXPO Conference, etc. [Buyer meetings] Overseas buyer video conferences [Side events] ETRI Technology Informative Sessions, investment promotion sessions, etc.

No. of participating companies
262
No. of exhibition booths
396
Venue size
10,000 m²
No. of Visitors
8,015

No. of participating countries
26
No. of overseas buyer participants
60
No. of overseas buyer meetings
328
Value of deals discussed
KRW 36 billion
No. of signed MOUs
8

Achievements in 2021

Event name	2021 K-ICT WEEK in BUSAN
Period	Wed. Sep 1 - Fri. Sep 3, 2021 (3 days)
Venue	1F-3F, BEXCO Exhibition Center 2
Hosts	Ministry of Science and ICT and Busan Metropolitan City
Organizers	National IT Industry Promotion Agency, Busan IT Industry Promotion Agency, BEXCO, Etnews and Digital Chosun Ilbo
Sponsors	BEXCO, Etnews, Digital Chosun Ilbo, THE AI, Pusan National University Graduate School of AI, International Association for Artificial Intelligence and Ethics
Sponsors	Busan Metropolitan City Office of Education, the Korean Society for Artificial Intelligence Ethics, and Busan Bank
Programs	[Exhibitions] AI KOREA, IT EXPO, and CLOUD EXPO Exhibition (simultaneously held) [Conferences] AWC 2021, Cyber Security Conference, Artificial Intelligence Ethics Competition, CLOUD EXPO Conference, etc. [Buyer meetings] Overseas buyer video conferences [Side events] ETRI Technology Informative Sessions, investment promotion sessions, etc.

Summary

Exhibition participation	221 companies and 422 booths (including foreign embassies in Korea such as the Canadian Embassy in Korea)
Conferences	73 lectures (featuring world-renowned speakers such as Bernard Marr)
Business meetings	429 (no. of overseas buyer meetings), KRW 36.02 billion in value, 8 signed MOUs
Side events	- 6 lectures in ETRI Technology informative Sessions and 18 meetings for technology cooperation - Investment relations pitching by 5 companies targeting 12 investment companies - Demonstration video filming support for 15 companies (open studio) - Online live Interviews with 21 companies (AI KOREA participants)
AI KOREA Visiting Organizations and Companies

No. of participating companies
250
No. of exhibition booths
390
Venue size
10,000 m²
No. of Visitors
8,015

No. of participating countries
26
No. of overseas buyer participants
60
No. of overseas buyer meetings
328
Value of deals discussed
KRW 36 billion
No. of signed MOUs
8