Seoul National University's College of Engineering (Dean Kookheon Char) announced that it will hold a strategic smart infrastructure cooperation forum between South Korea and the U.S. organized by the Global R&DB Center (Center Director Jun Seok Hwang) at Siheung Campus Education Cooperation Center from 9:00-12:40 p.m. on May 20.
 
The forum has consulted the administrations of the former Presidents of the United States, Clinton and Obama and along with Norman Anderson, president of the Strategic Infrastructure Performance Institute that is advising the current Biden administration, its participants include Blockchains Inc. - a leading US infrastructure development advisory/implementation company led by Lee Weiss, Michael Woods - CEO of Big Sun Holdings, the US branch of HN Group in Korea, as well as other major U.S and Korean research institutes and companies and Seoul National University, making it a platform for discussion in its highest form.
 
The forum will focus on exploring opportunities for mutual economic cooperation through integrated discussions at policy, economic and academic cooperation levels and discussing the strategy, direction and specifics of the U.S. Biden government's large-scale infrastructure investment. To fulfill such purposes, there will be a signing ceremony for the mutual letter of intent and the memorandum of understanding.
 
A U.S. private economic cooperation delegation will visit Korea for a week starting from May 17. The forum, being held a day before the Korea-U.S. summit scheduled for May 21, the two countries will solidify their strategic alliance for joint investment and business creation and push for practical industry-academic and government economic exchanges as well as major business creation.
 
The event, co-hosted by Seoul National University's Global R&DB Center (GRC) and the CG/LA Strategic Infrastructure Performance Institute and Blockchains Inc., will be covered by several major media outlets, including the U.S. economic magazine "Bloomberg."
 
[Key Agenda and Detailed Discussion Areas]
· Integration of USA's national infrastructure investment plans and Korea's Digital Green New Deal.
· Integration of Smart City and Smart Infrastructure Integration Opportunities
· Integration of New Mobility (EV, AV, UAM) and New Infrastructure Opportunities (integration of new mobility (EV, AV, UAM) with new infrastructure opportunities)
· Integration of Artificial Intelligence/Big Data/Machine Learning/Software Opportunities
· Integration of 5G/6G and Related Ecosystems (5G/6G and related ecosystem integration)
· Integration of Quantum Computing with Blockchain Opportunities
 
[Hosting Institutions]
Seoul National University Global R&DB Center
Seoul National University Global R&DB Center (Centre Director Jun Seok Hwang), as an official state-funded research institute supported by the Ministry of Science and ICT, from 2003 to the present, through the scholarship to foster global science and technology ICT leaders funded by the Ministry of Science and ICT, are operating a master's and doctoral degree curriculum (ITPP program) that invites government officials from related ministries and experts from public and private institutions to educate Korean science and technology standards and policies.
 
It has established a global network with international organizations like The World Bank, Green Climate Fund, UN Environment Programme, United Nations Project Office on Governance, with domestic and foreign professional organizations in the field of technology and with more than 80 countries for the purpose of international industry-university cooperation and is contributing to overseas advancement of companies possessing science and technology, nurturing leaders of innovative experts in Korea, strengthening ICT technology capabilities in developing countries and building global leadership in Korea’s science and technology ICT sector
 
CG/LA Strategic Infrastructure Performance Institute
The CG/LA Strategic Infrastructure Performance Institute provides professional consulting on urban, energy, transportation and all-round digital infrastructure deployment at the U.S. and global levels, and provide policy direction and strategy establishment advice to the US administration and state governments while closely cooperating on practical implementation plans for new infrastructure construction projects such as the US Biden government's Build Back Better policy.
 
In particular, Chairman and CEO Norman Anderson, being a policy leadership expert in this area, regularly contributes to Forbes and Bloomberg, giving substantial advice to Presidents Clinton, Obama and Biden and playing a critical role in infrastructure investment and strategy.
 
Blockchains Inc.
Blockchains Inc. is a blockchain technology-focused software and investment company in the state of Nevada, USA, and is implementing businesses related to building technology infrastructure for personal information protection and digital interaction, introducing application technologies, spreading services, and forming an information and communication ecosystem through blockchain-based security technology. They have software solutions for digital identity, digital assets, digital finance and security of connected devices. Jeffrey Berns, the founder CEO of Blockchains Inc. is a key member of the Blueprint 2025 National Infrastructure Performance Council, promoting the construction of a new smart city using blockchain technology.
 
Big Blockchains Inc.
Big Sun Holdings is the US branch of HN Group in Korea and has subsidiaries such as Black Buffalo 3D Corporation and Flash Labs Corporation and provides IoT data solutions based on Blockchain to improve architecture through 3D printers, Smart Contract application technology, and physical and digital infrastructure for building smart cities all over the world based. President Michael Woods is a member of Blueprint 2025 in the United States, director of the Business Council for International Understanding in Washington DC, chair of the Finance Committee and director of the Korean American Association of New York.