{"id":2207041,"date":"2024-11-07T08:00:54","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T23:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/?p=2207041"},"modified":"2024-11-06T16:42:10","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T07:42:10","slug":"south-korea-launches-joint-task-force-to-stop-tech-leaks-and-secure-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/11\/south-korea-launches-joint-task-force-to-stop-tech-leaks-and-secure-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korea launches joint task force to stop tech leaks and secure innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">South Korea\u2019s presidential office led a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yna.co.kr\/view\/AKR20241106119200001\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">joint government task force meeting<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on technology leaks on Wednesday. The session focused on fast-tracking investigations into technology leak cases of national importance. A joint government investigation team will streamline efforts to counter the rising threat of industrial espionage. The task force also discussed new initiatives within the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/readout-disruptive-technology-protection-network-summit-japan-and-republic-korea\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Disruptive Technology Protection Network<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a trilateral partnership with the U.S. and Japan established to share intelligence and coordinate responses to technology theft risks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other agenda items addressed enhanced security measures for South Korean companies collaborating internationally on research and development and the implementation of new cloud usage guidelines for institutions handling sensitive technology.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>WHY IT MATTERS<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">South Korea has a mixed track record when it comes to safeguarding its critical technologies, facing <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/06\/233-million-loss-samsung-hit-hard-by-former-executives-alleged-tech-theft\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">frequent breaches<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that have weakened the competitive standing of several key industries. This task force represents a renewed effort to counter these persistent threats and likely a response to China\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/category\/south-korea-news-podcast\/latest\/roks-ukraine-policy-espionage-in-china-and-czech-nuclear-deal-delays-ep-45\/2207004\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">detainment of a South Korean national<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for alleged tech espionage. By strengthening international information-sharing and coordinating faster investigative responses, South Korea aims to bolster its resilience against industrial espionage.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, Donald Trump\u2019s return to the U.S. presidency may impact the trilateral Disruptive Technology Protection Network\u2019s effectiveness, particularly if Trump enacts more stringent controls on technology sharing.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-tags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/tag\/business-economy\/\"><span class=\"tag\">Business &amp; Economy<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/tag\/inter-korean-foreign-relations\/\"><span class=\"tag\">Inter-Korean &amp; Foreign Relations<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/tag\/technology-cyber\/\"><span class=\"tag\">Technology &amp; Cyber<\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Korea\u2019s presidential office led a joint government task force meeting on technology leaks on Wednesday. The session focused on fast-tracking investigations into technology leak cases of national importance. A joint government investigation team will streamline efforts to counter the rising threat of industrial espionage. The task force also discussed new initiatives within the Disruptive [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10407,"featured_media":2207042,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[24,28,29],"class_list":["post-2207041","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-briefings","tag-business-economy","tag-inter-korean-foreign-relations","tag-technology-cyber"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>South Korea launches joint task force to stop tech leaks and secure innovation - KOREA PRO<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/11\/south-korea-launches-joint-task-force-to-stop-tech-leaks-and-secure-innovation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"South Korea launches joint task force to stop tech leaks and secure innovation - KOREA PRO\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"South Korea\u2019s presidential office led a joint government task force meeting on technology leaks on Wednesday. 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