Thursday, 19 January 2023

BUSAN IT INDUSTRY PROMOTION AGENCY SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES THE 2022 ASEAN-ROK XR TRAINING PROGRAM

·   5-day ASEAN-ROK XR training program from November 28th to December 2nd was completed.

·  19 people including officials from the ASEAN countries of Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam as well as Nepal participated in the program.
·   Promotion of ASEAN-KOREA Joint Project through XR and Metaverse information exchange between countries.
 
BUSAN, South Korea, Jan 18 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Busan IT Industry Promotion Agency (President Jeong Mun-Seob) announced the ASEAN-ROK XR Training Program completion with 19 people from organizations related to cultural tourism as well as local government officials at the ASEAN-ROK ICT Convergence Village in Busan.

During five days from November 28th to December 2nd, the team developed specific cooperation measures between Korea and ASEAN in the field of XR and metaverse technology.

The training program was co-hosted by the Busan IT Industry Promotion Agency, the International Information and Networking Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region under the auspices of UNESCO (Director-General Kim Ji-Sung) and the Tourism Promotion Organization for Asia Pacific Cities (Secretary General Woo Kyoung-Ha).

The training program was organized to improve cooperation in the field of XR tourism and cultural heritage between Korea and ASEAN countries. The program consisted of XR/Metaverse theory training, Introduction of case studies of Korea XR/Metaverse tourism and cultural heritage and technology industry convergence, Tour of major facilities and companies in Korea and Writing joint project proposals by team and expert mentoring.

The trainees of the training program included 19 members from four ASEAN countries (Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam) and Nepal from ICT, culture and tourism-related organizations, and local governments. Based on the knowledge acquired through the training program, they made proposals for a joint project in the field of tourism and cultural heritage. 

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