Bulgarian-Korean Forum on the Topic: “The Digital World – Prospects for Partnership and the Example of the Republic of Korea”

31/10/2022

On October 31, 2022, at the invitation of Prof. Dr. Miglena Temelkova, Rector of the University of Telecommunications and Posts, the following individuals participated in a Bulgarian-Korean forum titled "The Digital World: Prospects for Partnership and the Example of the Republic of Korea": ​​Bozhidar Stanchev, Chairman of the National Council of Telecommunications and Posts (NCTP); Assoc. Prof. Vladislav Lazarov, Deputy Chairman of the NCTP; and Prof. Stefan Michev, Director of the Center for Vocational Training at the NCTP. Also in attendance were H.E. Lee Ho-shik, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea; Yuson Hwang, Director of the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA); Dr. Antoaneta Bares, Executive Director of the National Company of Industrial Zones; and Prof. Dr. Vladya Borisova, President of the Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria, among others.

During the meeting, representatives from the business sector, academia, and non-governmental organizations exchanged views and experiences. Discussions focused on potential partnerships between academic, scientific, and business entities from the Republic of Korea and the Republic of Bulgaria in the field of digital technologies, as well as on ways to apply the Republic of Korea’s experience in digital transformation.