■■ The 8th Advanced Network Workshop and Asia DHX Forum

International exchange events in IT were held during the ITU Telecom Asia 2004

President Lee is making an opening speech.

The ITU Telecom Asia 2004 co-hosted by the Ministry of Information and Communication and the International Telecommunication Union was held in BEXCO in Pusan, Korea form September 6 through September 11, 2004. The latest international event contributed to promoting Korea as an IT powerhouse to the world and global investment in IT through international exchanges.

During the international event, the 8th Advanced Network Workshop and 2004 Asian Digital Heritage Exchange Forum were hosted by the MIC and organized by KISDI.

On September 7, 2004, Joint Plenary Session of the ANW and DHX was held in a conference room of the main building of Bukyung University. Prominent scholars and gurus including President of Bukyung University Joohi Lee, President of ETRI Joowhan Lim, President of KISTI Youngwha Cho, and President of the ANF Daeyoung Kim attended the plenary session. Also, industry experts from China, Japan, Thailand, and Vietnam participated in the session.

The 8th ANW drew lots of industry experts and students of advanced network technology and various application technologies.

In his opening speech, KISDI President Lee said, "These two events are good examples of international cooperation using advanced network. I hope that experts at home and abroad will share their thoughts on how to develop advanced network and digital cultural heritage in the long term."

In his welcoming speech, Vice-President of Bukyung University Joohi Lee said, "It is significant that ANW and DHX forum are being held in Bukyung University during the ITU Telecom Asia 2004. I hope that these events will lay the foundation for Korea to gain international competitiveness not only in telecoms but also in application fields."

At the joint plenary session, Artur Serra, a professor at Catalona University in Spain, Wu Jianping, a professor at Chingwha University in China and director of CERNET, and Michael Wellings, a professor at Washington University in the U.S. and director of Internet2 ResearchChannel made a remote presentation using advanced network. They transmitted high quality digital cultural heritage images in America, Europe, and China to the audience making the events more meaningful.

APII CC Director Bo-Hyun Seo is making a presentation on APII/TEIN updates.

The 8th Advanced Network Workshop, which was hosted by the Ministry of Information and Communication and co-organized by KISDI APII Cooperation Center, KISTI, NCA, ANF, and KT, was held in the main building of Bukyung University in Pusan, Korea from September 7 through September 8, 2004.

KISDI Vice-President Oh (second from the right) is in the KISDI booth of BEXCO's Korea pavilion.

This latest event was designed to review progress in research and application of advanced network including KOREN, KREONET, APII Testbed, and TEIN and to promote researchers around the world to share thoughts on how to develop and take advantage of advanced network in the future.

The workshop drew lots of experts of advanced network technology, environment, meteorology, Telescience, life science, medicine, and aerospace from around the world.

The workshop consisted of four sessions: the current status of advanced network at home and abroad and the application of the network by area, the current status of BcN and how to promote the use of BcN, next generation internet technology and application technology, and Grid and eScience and their application.

Working group and task force meetings were held and HDTV demo was provided. HD quality digital cultural heritage images were displayed using APII-Testbed and TEIN catching the eye of the audience in the Korea's pavilion at BEXCO, the primary exhibition site of ITU Telecom Asia 2004.

Among the images were Korea's traditional dance performance and marching of Buddhists holding lotus-shaped lamps in their hands to celebrate the birth of Buddha and various cultural images of the U.S. and Spain. This set a good example of international cooperation using advanced network.

■ 2004 Asian DHX Forum

2004 Asian DHX Forum, which was hosted by the Ministry of Information and Communication and organized by KISDI, was held in the main building of Bukyung University on September 7, 2004.

Director of the International Research and Cooperation Group Inuk Chung is chairing a panel discussion.

This forum was designed to creating a consensus on digitalizing cultural heritage using cutting-edge technology across the Asian region and promoting international cooperation to this end. Experts and scholars from Korea, China, Japan, Thailand, and Vietnam participated in the workshop reviewing the progress in digitalizing cultural heritage and discussing long-term plans.

In his speech on International Cooperation to Digitalize Asian Cultural Heritage, Professor Hyun Kim of the Academy of Korean Studies proposed that Asian countries recognize the need to develop a long-term plan and cooperate with one another in research and survey.

KISDI's International Research and Cooperation Group Director Inuk Chung said, "Digitalizing cultural heritage will be an important issue in the future. Bur, now, there is no international standard to categorize tangible or intangible and past or modern cultural assets. Each country has its own standard. Therefore, we need to continue to exchange thoughts and explore common plans and goals to promote DHX project."