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NEW (2015-11-04)Ajou's President Dong Yeon Kim gives a special lecture at an international seminar on air force information

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Ajou's President Dong Yeon Kim gives a special lecture at an international seminar on air force information communication technology 

2015-11-04


Ajou University's President Dong Yeon Kim stressed "challenge-taking and innovation" at a special lecture delivered to the '2015 International Seminar on Air Force Information Communication Technology (ICT).'


The Seminar was held on November 3rd at the Air Force Club under the theme 'ICT Innovation and Challenges for the Development of Aerospace Capability,' and it began with congratulatory remarks, followed by a key-note speech, a special lecture, presentations, and discussions. It was attended by about 600 ICT experts, including Special Advisor to the President for Security Affairs Jong In Lim and Israeli Ambassador to the Republic of Korea Uri Gutman.


In his lecture, President Kim stressed the importance of 'challenge-taking and innovation,' citing historical examples. First, he introduced 'Secret of Superpowers,' a program broadcast by the Educational Broadcasting System. According to the program, superpowers were common in the fact that 'they had tolerance and innovation, embraced diversity, tried new things, and took on challenges.' He also mentioned David And Goliath (author: Malcolm Gladwell), a book that analyzed wars over the past two centuries. The book points out that weaker countries with less than one-tenth of population and soldiers than stronger ones recorded a success rate of as high as 63.6 percent in wars when they adopted new approaches based on challenge-taking and innovation.


President Kim went on to emphasize, "The Air Force should contribute to developing convergence technologies in cooperation with the civil sector and the Creative Economy, while improving its aerospace capabilities," adding, "Ajou will continue to cooperate closely with The Air Force as a university supporting the Department of Defense and Digital Convergence based on a contract with the Air Force."