General Information

Event: The Fifth Korea-Singapore Forum

Date: May 28, 2021

Venue: : Seoul, Korea (Online)

On May 28, 2021, the fifth Korea-Singapore Forum was held between the Korea Foundation and the Rajaratnam Graduate School of International Studies (RSIS) of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. The topic of this online forum was “ROK-Singapore Cooperation for the Post-COVID-19 Era: Resilience and Innovation,” and it consisted of two sessions guided by the keywords “resilience” and “innovation.” Experts from both countries explored the possibility of cooperation between Korea and Singapore on forward-looking issues such as health and disease control, supply chain, cybersecurity and governance, and smart cities. Geun Lee, the president of the Korea Foundation, stated that this year is an opportunity to broaden the scope of the forum by adopting forward-looking issues in the agenda. Dr. Sang Keon Lee, the director of the GDPC at KRIHS, attended the event and made a presentation titled “Eco-Smart City Initiatives of Korea and ASCN Cooperation."