Semiconductor Supply Chains, AI and Economic Statecraft: A framework for UK-Korea strategic cooperation

This CETaS Research Report presents the findings of a unique collaboration between The Alan Turing Institute, London, and Chung-Ang University, Seoul, advocating for closer partnership between the UK and Korea across semiconductor supply chains and the AI sector. The research presents 15 recommendations which UK and Korean government, industry and academia should study and implement as part of a renewed, ambitious framework for UK-Korea strategic cooperation. These recommendations include practical ways of better coordinating and convening keys stakeholders in the semiconductor and AI sectors; leveraging joint R&D and investment opportunities; thinking creatively about skills cultivation and training; and aligning international diplomacy initiatives more closely. The UK and Korea are like-minded countries, backed by 140 years of diplomatic relations – it is now time for a more ambitious approach which elevates their technological complementarities to the next level.