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Both countries concluded MOUs across areas such as artificial intelligence (AI), civilian nuclear energy and intellectual property.<\/p>\n
An MOU on cooperation in AI and enabling digital technologies for public safety was signed between Singapore\u2019s Home Team Science and Technology Agency (HTX) and South Korea\u2019s National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA).<\/p>\n
Signed by HTX chief executive Chan Tsan and NIPA president Park Yun Kyu, it provides a practical framework for the two agencies to collaborate and promote the responsible development and use of AI and other emerging technologies for public safety.<\/p>\n
The MOU would see both sides leverage programmes to enhance international collaboration in public safety innovation, and support each other in growing the innovation ecosystem and explore dual-use technologies with promising startups and industry partners, said HTX.<\/p>\n
It will also let both agencies exchange knowledge, expertise or innovation through workshops, technical seminars and other activities such as conferences, events and festivals, said the agency.<\/p>\n
The Energy Market Authority of Singapore (EMA) and Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co Ltd (KHNP) also concluded an MOU on civil nuclear energy capability building in small modular reactors.<\/p>\n
It is the first MOU on civil nuclear energy cooperation between a Korean nuclear power company and a Singapore government agency, said the EMA.<\/p>\n
Under the MOU, <\/strong>the two will conduct joint studies of small modular reactors for potential applications in Singapore, collaborate in human resource development and training, and share technical information and best practices in the field of advanced nuclear technologies.<\/p>\n This is part of EMA\u2019s efforts to study various pathways to decarbonise Singapore\u2019s power system, to ensure reliable, secure and sustainable energy supply, said the agency.<\/p>\n Singapore and South Korea will also continue working together on space and geospatial information sharing for environmental and pollution issues.<\/p>\n The MOU signed between the National Environment Agency (NEA) and South Korea\u2019s National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) back in July 2023 for three years, was extended until July 2029.<\/p>\n It promotes the sharing of satellite observations of air quality from NIER\u2019s Geostationary Environment Monitoring Spectrometer (GEMS) and research collaborations on environmental monitoring of hazards and transboundary air pollution, said the NEA.<\/p>\n Launched in 2020, GEMS produces near-real time hourly daytime measurements of air quality over Asia, letting scientists study changes in atmospheric composition and how air pollutants are transported.<\/p>\n The data access has helped NEA in its operational monitoring of haze, according to the agency.<\/p>\n NEA is developing new satellite products in collaboration with NIER to support haze monitoring for the region, and is also doing research to improve atmospheric dispersion models for haze forecasts using GEMS data.<\/p>\n On Monday, Singapore and South Korea also exchanged MOUs to further develop and strengthen science and technology cooperation between both countries, and to work together in the field of intellectual property.<\/p>\n Mr Lee had arrived in Singapore on Sunday, and on Monday morning was given a ceremonial welcome at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs headquarters.<\/p>\n The South Korean president and First Lady Kim Hea Kyung then had an orchid named in their honour \u2013 the Vanda Lee Jae Myung Kim Hea Kyung.<\/p>\n Mr Lee also called on his Singapore counterpart President Tharman Shanmugaratnam.<\/p>\n After the joint press conference, Mr Lee was hosted to lunch by Mr Wong.<\/p>\n A state banquet is set to be hosted in his honour by Mr Tharman on Monday evening, before he departs Singapore on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n