The UK-South Korea Industry and Energy Dialogue will support
bilateral cooperation between the 2 countries on energy, science
and innovation, business and new technologies.
Memorandum of
Understanding on cooperation in the field of industry and energy
between MOTIE, Republic of Korea and BEIS, UK
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, Permanent
Secretary for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial
Strategy (BEIS)
met Dr Jin-Kyu Park, Vice Minister for the Ministry of Trade,
Industry and Energy (MOTIE) of the
Republic of Korea on 24 September 2021. They discussed bilateral
cooperation and signed a memorandum of understanding
(MoU)
establishing a dialogue between the departments.
The BEIS-MOTIE
Industry and Energy Dialogue will support cooperation between the
UK and the Republic of Korea on a range of areas including:
- energy, including the environment, low carbon growth and
climate change
- science, research, and innovation
- business, trade, and investment, including small and medium
enterprises and advanced manufacturing
- emerging technology and innovation friendly regulation
The dialogue will act as a steering board for all existing
bilateral collaboration between the 2 departments, including the
Science, Technology and Innovation Partnership and the Civil
Nuclear Dialogue.
The Permanent Secretary and Vice Minister spoke about ambitions
for COP26
and achieving net zero emissions. They discussed the importance
of delivering a clean energy transition as well as future
partnership opportunities in areas such as vaccine production and
renewable energy technologies.
The dialogue will be held biennially and co-chaired by and Vice
Minister Park, with the first meeting in 2022.
