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Pyongyang to Host International Forum on IT

DPRK will organize an international forum on information technology (IT) in Pyongyang next month, DPRK officials in Beijing said Sunday.


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DPRK will organize an international forum on information technology (IT) in Pyongyang next month, DPRK officials in Beijing said Sunday.

The "Pyongyang International Info-Tech Forum & Expo" will be held June 28-29 at the People's Palace of Culture in the DPRK capital, officials of the Pan-Pacific Economic Development Association of Korean Nationals said.

The association announced on its Internet homepage (www.dprkorea.com) that scientists, businessmen and experts in the information technology sector from both Koreas and foreign countries will be invited to participate in the international forum.

The forum will be co-hosted by the North's National Academy of Science.

"The forum will discuss measures the DPRK government should take to develop software and hardware, build IT infrastructure and cooperate with the international community in the IT sector," it said.

It added that DPRK authorities will describe the present conditions of and prospects for the IT sector in the North, and "demonstrate the communist country's interest and determination" in advancing in the industry.


First Official Inter-Korean Telecom Meeting Due in Pyongyang

The South Korean Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) said Monday that South Korean and DPRK will have the first official telecommunications meeting in Pyongyang.

Regarding this, the South's eight-member delegation which will be led by Byun Jae-il, the MIC's Planning and Management Assistant Minister, will arrive in Pyongyang on Tuesday via Beijing and return home Saturday.








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