re: Korea, Finland, & Jorma Ollira
Evidently it was Jorma Ollira, not Jorma Ollila that "debated" 1xRTT transmission speeds with Minister Yang Seung-taik, at least according to the Korean Herald. <g>
>> Korea, Finland To Expand Business Ties
Korea Herald
April 10, 2002
Business leaders from Korea and Finland yesterday agreed to expand bilateral cooperation in the fields of information technology, biotechnology and environmental business, the Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) said.
The agreement was reached at the 12th meeting of the Korea-Finland Economic Cooperation Committee held in Seoul on the occasion of Finnish President Tarja Halonen's visit to Korea.
About 120 leading businesspeople from Korea and Finland, including FKI Chairman Kim Kak-choong, his Finnish counterpart Christoffer Taxell, Nokia Chairman Jorma Ollira and Yun Jong-yong, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, attended the meeting.
In her keynote speech, Finnish President Halonen said both countries, credited with world-class information-telecommunications technologies and know-how, are expected to play a leading role in eliminating barriers to Asian-European e-commerce transactions.
Halonen, who arrived in Seoul Monday on a four-day state visit, also noted that Korea has emerged as one of the most important markets in Asia as it accounts for 11 percent of Finland's total exports.
Nokia Chairman Ollira said that the world's telecommunications industry is witnessing the emergence of the second wave of "information provider (IP) convergence" from the first wave of "digital convergence." He also stressed that telecom companies should produce consumer-friendly goods for all customers around the world.
FKI Chairman Kim said in his opening speech that Korea-Finland trade recorded 25-fold growth from 1977 to 2001 and called for the two nations to work together in the fields of IT, biotechnology and the environment.
Similarly, Samsung's Yun proposed a variety of joint research projects and information and manpower exchanges in the IT sector.
Meanwhile, Korea signed an agreement with Finland on cooperation in IT. The agreement, signed by Minister of Information and Communication Yang Seung-taik and his Finnish counterpart, calls for cooperation in information technology policy, broadband Internet, manpower exchange, e-commerce and security, mobile communications and wireless Internet.
A ministry official said the accord lays the foundation for cooperation at the public and private levels. "We expect the agreement to help expand exports of Korean IT products to northern Europe," the official said.
Meantime, the Korea International Trade Association also said that it signed a cooperation pact with its Finnish counterpart, FINPRO, in a signing ceremony in Seoul yesterday. >>
>> Korea, Finland Agree To Boost Cooperation In IT Sector
Oh Young-jin
Korea Times
April 10, 2002
President Kim Dae-jung and Finnish President Tarja Halonen yesterday agreed to enhance bilateral cooperation in the information technology (IT) field.
During their summit at Chong Wa Dae, the two leaders shared the view that the signing of a cooperation pact in the IT area would expand human and technical exchanges between the two countries, presidential press secretary Park Sun-sook told in a briefing.
On the sidelines of the summit, Information and Communication Minister Yang Seung-taik and Finland's Minister of Foreign Trade Jari Vilen signed the IT pact. Finland, best known for the international telecommunication giant Nokia, ranked third for IT power in a recent worldwide survey.
Officials of the two countries said that the pact would pave the way for the two countries to work together in such areas as high-speed Internet access, the sharing of IT human resources, and jointly explore the North European market for third-generation (3G) mobile telephony and broadband Internet.
During the summit, President Kim explained the outcome of his special envoy Lim Dong-won's visit to North Korea, which promised the resumption of stalled inter-Korean relations, while Halonen expressed support for Kim's ``sunshine'' policy of engaging the North, spokeswoman Park said.
Kim asked for the Finnish president's support in Korea's bid to host the 2010 World Expo to the southern port city of Yosu and the Finnish President replied that she wished Korea the best for it, Park said.
Meanwhile, attending the 25th Korea-Finland Economic Cooperation Committee Meeting at Lotte Hotel, the Finnish President said that Finland and Korea should be able to extend their cooperation into third markets, such as China or Russia.
The meeting was organized by the Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) and its counterpart, the Confederation of Finnish Industry and Employers.
The Finnish President received an honorary degree from the Ewha Womans University with First Lady Lee Hee-ho attending. Halonen is on a four-day state visit here and will leave Korea tomorrow. <<
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