George Mason University Korea said on the 6th that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the 5th with the Korea Army Association and the Defense Information and Communications Association at the War Memorial of Korea in Yongsan, Seoul, for "advancing the C5I Korea Center system and cooperation in defense ICT and command-and-control."
Under the agreement, the organizations plan to proceed in stages with: ▲ joint research on policies, strategies, institutions, and systems to advance a Korea-style C5I system ▲ planning, composition, and operation of the KADEX 2026 (Korea International Defense Industry Exhibition) seminar ▲ identifying needs and developing projects for advancement in the defense ICT field ▲ building a cooperation network among the public sector, military, industry, academia, and research institutes and operating professional talent education programs ▲ holding joint seminars, forums, academic conferences, and workshops, and exchanging academic and industrial technologies.
The George Mason University C5I Korea Center (Command, Control, Communications, Computing, Cyber, Intelligence) is the Korea hub of the George Mason University C5I Center, which has carried out national security research and education cooperation with the U.S. Ministry of National Defense and the military.
Shin In-seop, head of the George Mason University C5I Korea Center and president of the Defense Information and Communications Association, said, "In step with the government's goal of 'becoming one of the top three artificial intelligence (AI) powers in 2026,' we will take the lead in AI-based defense informatization," and emphasized, "With a combined group of experts possessing research and development (R&D) capabilities and on-site practical experience, we will drive the advancement of a Korea-style command-and-control system."