Prof. Dr. Detlef Zühlke gave a speech on the transfer of Industrie 4.0 knowledge from research to practice at Seoul Forum 2017 and highlighted the example of SmartFactoryKL.„The Koreans have been showing a great interest in Industrie 4.0 and regularly turn to Germany for exchange and support. Thus, we have been able to establish a large number of contacts to Korea”, Zühlke said.

Seoul Forum is a global business forum which Seoul Economic Daily, the first economic newspaper in South Korea, established in 2010. World’s great scholars, global business leaders, politicians and economic experts gather in Seoul Forum to discuss the future of the world economy and business. The 2017 event carried the motto “The Next Korea: Soft Infra for the Next Engine”. In the era of the fourth industrial revolution represented by artificial intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT), not only the production methods but also the lifestyle of mankind will change. Accordingly, the Seoul Economy Daily emphasized the importance of soft infrastructure to secure future growth engines for Korea in the Seoul Forum 2017.