Policies to revitalize the unmanned aerial vehicle and drone industry will be established

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Policies to revitalize the unmanned aerial vehicle and drone industry will be established

Published2015.07.28 18:51

We will review the various opinions proposed to foster the development of the drone sector, which is expected to grow into a massive market, and actively reflect them in the implementation of policies for unmanned aerial vehicle and drone-related technology development and industrial revitalization.

Choi Jae-yu, the Second Vice Minister of Science, ICT and Future Planning, stated this at the '19th ICT Policy Gathering' held on the 24th at the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) Startup Workshop (Seoul Office) in Seocho-dong.

At this policy meeting, approximately 20 people, including representatives from drone manufacturers, universities, research institutes, and related organizations, attended to diagnose the current status of drones, which are becoming a global issue, and engaged in a heated discussion on development plans.

The civilian drone market is becoming more active, centered around the United States, and China's DJI has grown into a company with the number one global market share and a value of over 10 trillion won.

With the recent revitalization of the commercial drone market, small and medium-sized enterprises armed with innovative ideas are emerging one after another, and large corporations are also actively investing in drone technology, leading to expectations of fierce competition among domestic companies in the UAV market.

Currently, drones are primarily used by various media companies for filming or delivering simple goods, in addition to their existing military purposes. However, in the future, specialized drone markets suitable for service sectors such as agriculture and disaster sites may emerge, so how to create novel and unique business models will be a key factor for success.

In this Policy Forum, 'Scope and Application of Commercial Drones'The event proceeded with presentations such as ‘Case Study’ (Jin Jeong-hoe, CEO of X-Drone Co., Ltd.) and ‘Direction of ICT Technology Development for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles’ (Ahn Jae-young, Head of Satellite & Aviation ICT Research Department at ETRI), followed by active discussions among the attendees.

CEO Jin Jeong-hee forecasted the commercialization development trends of the drone industry through domestic public sector application cases of unmanned aerial vehicles and proposed policy directions such as strengthening support for unmanned aerial vehicle-related businesses.

Next, Director Ahn Jae-young diagnosed the current status of unmanned aerial vehicle communication and security, navigation, detection and avoidance, sensors for safe operation and mission, air traffic control, and elemental technologies for unmanned aerial vehicle applications, and presented future development directions.

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