A forum was set up to discuss technological and industrial trends and development plans for the smart window industry.

The Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS, President Lee Jeong-hwan), a government-funded research institute under the Ministry of Science and ICT, held the '1st Smart Window Industrial Technology Exchange Meeting' at Konkuk University's Seoul Campus on the 10th.

The event, which brought together experts from academia, industry, and government agencies related to smart windows, discussed various aspects of the industry, including raising technological and industrial awareness of the smart window industry, and making suggestions for future development directions for the industry, including ways to foster and support the industry.

Smart window technology is currently growing rapidly beyond the academic and research community and is reaching the industrial sector.

On the other hand, despite the numerous research achievements in this field, there has been a lack of specialized sessions at the level of systematic research groups/exchange societies/associations/academic societies, which has resulted in many difficulties in understanding new research trends, industry-academia-research exchanges, and domestic and international commercialization.

This event aims to resolve the current issue by providing lectures on smart window technology, listening to the current status and difficulties of the industry, and providing continuous research and development and standards/certification of industrial products, which are necessary for stable industrialization.The discussion was held for the establishment of the 'Smart Window Industrial Technology Research Exchange Association (tentative name).'

The technology presentations included: △Orion NES Executive Director Lee Chun-yeop's 'Orion NES Film-type Smart Window Technology'; △G2B CEO Choi Byeong-in's 'Electrochromic (SPD) Technology and Commercialization Strategy'; △Best Room CEO Lee Gwang-seok's 'Electrochromic (PDLC) Technology and Commercialization Strategy'; △Kongju National University Professor Kim Jun-tae's 'Functional Product Standards/Certification Procedures for Net Zero Energy Building'; △Chung-Ang University Professor Baek Tae-jong's 'High-Efficiency Thermochromic Technology'; △Seoul Metropolitan University Professor Moon Hong-cheol's 'Functional Electrochromic Device and Energy Storage System'; △Korea Institute of Materials Science Dr. Kim So-yeon's 'Material Technology for Film-type Electrochromic Devices'; and △Konkuk University Professor Kim Se-hyeon's 'Printing Process Technology for Organic/Inorganic Electrochromic Devices'.

“In order to gain the momentum to support the demands of the industry, it is time for industry, academia, and research to join forces,” said Dong-Chan Lim, Director of the Nano Innovation Research Center at the Korea Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, who chaired this technology exchange meeting. “We expect that the launch of this exchange meeting will contribute to the revitalization of technology and industrialization, including by fostering and supporting the industry in the future.”

Meanwhile, 23 organizations (8 smart window-related developers, 5 automobile and construction-related companies, 2 government agencies (Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, National Research Foundation of Korea), 3 government-funded research institutes, and 5 universities) participated in this technology exchange meeting, and the Korea Institute of Materials Science plans to hold a second exchange meeting in the second half of this year to discuss programs and government support for establishing practical cooperative relationships with a wider range of industry, academia, and research participants.