South Korea and Poland signed a memorandum of understanding Thursday to forge stronger cooperation in the ICT sector through personnel exchanges and joint projects.

The agreement, initiated by Poland, is expected to assist local tech firms penetrate the East European market, South Korea’s ICT ministry said. It was signed on the sidelines of the International Telecommunication Union conference underway.

“The two agreed to join hands in mobile network, frequency management, broadband, Internet, information security, software, contents and other areas as well,” the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning said.

“Poland is an attractive partner whose ICT sector is growing, and can take on an important role for (South Korean firms’) penetration into the EU market,” said Yoon Jong-lok, the ministry’s second vice minister. “The ministry will provide full-fledged support to local firms so that they can participate in various ICT-related projects in Poland.”

The two sides will exchange ICT experts and carry out joint projects that are mutually beneficial to their industries, and also cooperate at international organizations such as the ITU, the ministry said. (Yonhap)