The Global Cooperation Division of the 6G R&D Strategy Committee held a meeting with the Japan's B5GPC International Committee.

The meeting was attended by B5G/6G international cooperation experts, who discussed the history of Korea-Japan 5G cooperation, 6G cooperation plans, and the current status of 6G R&D between the two countries.

<Meeting overview>

1. Date/time: May 13, 2022(Fri), 15:00~16:00

2. Meeting method: Online meeting

3. Participants: 12 participants including the Head of Division (Hyeon-wool Lee, Professor, Dankook University) and the Vice-chairman of the international Committee of B5GPC (KOTARO Kuwazu, NRI*)

  *NRI: Nomura Research Institute. It is the Japan’s leading private think tank, and serves as the secretariat of B5GPC.

4. Result

 - Japan's B5G is actively engaged in activities such as signing MoUs with Europe's 6GIA, and hopes to establish a similar cooperative relationship with Korea.

 - The Global Cooperation Division proposed establishing an interactive channel (hosting workshops and implementing joint R&D projects, etc.) to handle B5G5/6G strategic issues..