KISTI Hosts the 2024 Korea-Mekong Youth Group Workshop
- Strengthening Multilateral Cooperation Between Korea and the Mekong Countries Through S&T in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs -

 The Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI, President Kim Jae-soo) announced the hosting of the "2024 Korea-Mekong Youth Group Workshop" from August 19 to 23, a 5-day, 4-night event aimed at strengthening multilateral cooperation between Korea and the five Mekong countries (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam) through science and technology, in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

 Five Korean university students and 25 students from the Mekong countries who participated in this workshop toured KISTI's infrastructure, including the National Supercomputing Center’s 5th supercomputer, Nurion. They also received training from KISTI’s expert staff on topics such as supercomputing utilization, big data analysis, and artificial intelligence applications.

 Key lectures included ▲ understanding and utilizing supercomputing, ▲ AI-based research using supercomputers, ▲ urban disaster solutions through flood monitoring using Geographic Information System (GIS), ▲ AI-based hydrological applications for the Mekong River Basin, and ▲ smart traffic data analysis, focusing on practical applications and real-world case studies.

 Additionally, the students were divided into teams of different nationalities to conduct team projects aimed at developing multilateral international cooperation strategies between Korea and the Mekong countries through science and technology.

 Kim Ji-young, Director of KISTI's Scientific Data Education Center, stated, “We share the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' intention to continuously develop multilateral cooperation between the Mekong countries and Korea. With KISTI’s supercomputing and data science infrastructure and expertise, we hope to contribute to the training of future talents in the field of science and technology convergence for multilateral international cooperation.”

 Since its establishment in 2018, KISTI’s Scientific Data Education Center has been dedicated to providing specialized training programs using KISTI’s data, supercomputing infrastructure, and data science expertise. The center has been focused on training data science professionals (in DATA, HPC, and AI) and future talent, serving international organizations across industries, academia, research institutions, and government.
   * Scientific Data Education Center website: https://kacademy.kisti.re.kr/