GLOBAL ROBOT CLUSTER

Although technological exchanges among clusters at individual national and regional levels continued until 2017, the Global Robot Business Forum 2017 held in Daegu laid a foundation and consensus for the establishment of the Global Robot Cluster (GRC) through a formation of systemetic cooperation system between cluster nations.* Global Robot Cluster(GRC), Korean : 글로벌 로봇 클러스터
2017. 11. 16. Cooperation and support among the local governments and clusters were enounced through the Deagu Declaration, numerous national robot clusters confirmed their willingness for technical cooperation.
2018. 11. 15. National and regional clusters made an agreement for mutual profit generation, exchange and cooperation, as well as allocation of roles for each member clusters.

Holding Global Robot Business Forum, cultivating and exchanging human resources, holding a global robot competition and standardizing cluster robots, robot ethics, and constructing databases.

March 2012: Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for mutual cooperation between REPA (Korea) and MTLC (Boston of the United States)

June 2015: MOU for mutual cooperation between REPA (Korea) and SVR (Silicon Valley of the United States)

May 2016: MOU for mutual cooperation between REPA (Korea) and COBOTEAM (France)

November 2017: Five robot clusters of four countries, adopting the Daegu Declaration

May to July 2018: Regarding the promotion plan for establishment of Global Robot Cluster (GRC), it was viewed by each cluster and opinions were collected twice.
After getting confirmed on May 31, 2018, the promotion plan was viewed to the general for inspection.
(The plan of global Robot Cluster was confirmed in July 2018.)

November 15, 2018: Held the inauguration ceremony of Global Robot Cluster (8 clusters of 6 countries)

September 30, 2019: Establishment of GRC’s Secretariat Office (Daegu Metropolitan City)

November 6, 2019: [THE SECOND] GRC Regular Board Meeting and GRC Regular General Meeting

November 24, 2020: [THE THIRD] GRC Regular General Meeting; [THE FORTH] GRC Regular Board Meeting

March 25, 2021: The 1st Global Robot Cluster Webinar Series; [Host] Singapore (SIAA, APARA), Malaysia (Myras); [Theme] Collaborative Robot impact on the New Society

June 25, 2021: The 2nd Global Robot Cluster Webinar Series; [Host] USA (Mass Robotics, Silicon Valley Robotics); [Theme] The Evolution of Human Robot Interaction

September 21, 2021: The 5th Global Robot Cluster Regular Board Meeting (Lyon, France) _On·Offline

November 17, 2021: The 6th Global Robot Cluster Regular Board Meeting / The 5th Regular General Meeting (Daegu, Korea)

{ Vision } Operating the Global Hub of the Robot Cluster

Value

Major Implementation plan

Establishing the cooperative network of robot sector between the global robot cluster
Holding the Global Robot Business Forum, training professional manpower and exchanging personnel, holding the global robot competition, standardizing the cluster robot, setting up robot ethics, establishing the database, etc.
Supporting exchange of robot enterprises and discovery of joint cooperation projects
Discovering the export support business and mutual cooperation projects, such as export consultation event, robot road show, etc.

Making GRC a typical association that can discuss and decide various ways to promote mutual development and cooperation between the global robot clusters
Establishing the Secretariat of Global Robot Cluster(GRC) in Daegu, Korea
Enacting the Article of Association: Drafting the purpose, function, organization, Secretariat, meetings, finance and administrative regulations of GRC
It is expected that establishment of Global Robot Cluster (GRC) and operation of the Secretariat by Daegu City will greatly contribute to enhancement of competitiveness of local robot industry and initiative leading of Global Robot Cluster.
Expanding and developing GRC into a global super robot cluster where more than twenty countries will engage in 2020

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