Overview
Overview
Global ICT Standards Conference (GISC) 2026
About Global ICT Standards Conference (GISC) 2026
The Global ICT Standards Conference (GISC) 2026 is the largest international conference in Korea dedicated to ICT standards and intellectual property such as SEPs(Standards Essential Patents). Since its launch in 2017, the event has served as a leading forum to discuss the future of next-generation ICT technologies and standards.
Under the theme “ICT Standards and Intellectual Property: Shaping the Physical AI”, GISC 2026 will bring together global ICT standardization experts, industry leaders, academia, and research institutions to share cutting-edge knowledge and insights.
This year’s conference will address key standardization issues in Critical and Emerging Technologies such as Physical AI, quantum and satellite communications, providing a vital platform for international cooperation. Global enterprises, international standards bodies, and policy institutions will join forces to explore interoperability, trust, and the convergence of standards and intellectual property, presenting a vision for the future digital society.
Through GISC 2026, we aim to foster inclusive growth and global collaboration through ICT standards, delivering participants the most up-to-date knowledge and valuable insights.
- Title
- GISC 2026, Global ICT Standards Conference
- Purpose
- Addressing global trends, direction and strategy for standardization and Standards Essential Patent(SEP)
- Date
- 2026. 11. 02 (Mon) – 11. 04 (Wed)
- Venue
- EL Tower, Seoul
- Hosted by
- Ministry of Science and ICT, Ministry of Intellectual Property
- Organizers
- National Radio Research Agency (RRA), Telecommunications Technology Association (TTA), Institute of Information & Communications Technology Planning & Evaluation (IITP), Korea Electronics Association (KEA), Korea Intellectual Property Strategy Agency (KISTA), Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI)
- Theme
- ICT Standards and Intellectual Property: Shaping the Physical AI
Major Events
- Nov. 2 (Mon)
- Opening Ceremony, Global Standards Strategy Seminar I, ICT Standard and Patent Performance Presentation
- Nov. 3 (Tue)
- Global Standards Strategy Seminar II, ICT Standard Patent Seminar, Public Hearing on Physical AI Standards Framework for ICT Convergence Services
- Nov. 4 (Wed)
- Standards Insights for the AX Era, ICT Future Innovation Standards Seminar
※ The detailed program and schedule are subject to change.