South Korea predictions for 2023

Read 14 predictions about South Korea in 2023, a year that will see this country experience significant change in its politics, economics, technology, culture, and environment. It’s your future, discover what you’re in for.

Quantumrun Foresight prepared this list; A trend intelligence consulting firm that uses strategic foresight to help companies thrive from future trends in foresight. This is just one of many possible futures society may experience.

International relations predictions for South Korea in 2023

International relations predictions to impact South Korea in 2023 include:

Politics predictions for South Korea in 2023

Politics related predictions to impact South Korea in 2023 include:

  • South Korea increases the combined official development assistance (ODA) for Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, and the Philippines to 180.4 billion won (US$151 million) this year, up from 87 billion won in 2019. Likelihood: 90 percent1

Government predictions for South Korea in 2023

Government related predictions to impact South Korea in 2023 include:

Economy predictions for South Korea in 2023

Economy related predictions to impact South Korea in 2023 include:

Technology predictions for South Korea in 2023

Technology related predictions to impact South Korea in 2023 include:

  • South Korea replaces the fifth-generation Nurion national supercomputer, the world’s 21st-fastest in 2021, with the sixth-generation mainframe by 2023 and the seventh-generation system by 2028. Likelihood: 65 percent1
  • Research could bring automatic speech recognition to 2,000 languages.Link
  • Computing With Chemicals Makes Faster, Leaner AI Battery-inspired artificial synapses are gaining ground.Link

Culture predictions for South Korea in 2023

Culture related predictions to impact South Korea in 2023 include:

  • The number of museums, including art museums, in South Korea, rise to by 1,310 this year, up from 1,124 in 2019. Likelihood: 80 percent1
  • Research could bring automatic speech recognition to 2,000 languages.Link

Defense predictions for in 2023

Defense related predictions to impact South Korea in 2023 include:

  • South Korea develops an anti-air laser weapons system by this year. Likelihood: 100 percent1
  • South Korea’s defense budget increases to 61.8 trillion won (US$55.25 billion) this year, up from 46.7 trillion won (US$41.75 billion) allocated in 2019. Likelihood: 90 percent1
  • The South Korean military integrates five domestic spy satellites by this year. Likelihood: 80 percent1

Infrastructure predictions for South Korea in 2023

Infrastructure related predictions to impact South Korea in 2023 include:

  • The construction of the Great Train Express (GTX) Line A, an 83-kilometer route with ten stations running from northwest to south, is completed; the line will carry more than 262,000 passengers per day on 141 eight-car trains. Likelihood: 65 percent1
  • The construction of the Great Train Express (GTX) Line B, an 80-kilometer route with 13 stations running from Maseok to Songdo, begins. Likelihood: 65 percent1
  • By this year, Seoul subways get contactless gates across all stations. Likelihood: 100 percent1

Environment predictions for South Korea in 2023

Environment related predictions to impact South Korea in 2023 include:

Science predictions for South Korea in 2023

Science related predictions to impact South Korea in 2023 include:

  • Research could bring automatic speech recognition to 2,000 languages.Link
  • Computing With Chemicals Makes Faster, Leaner AI Battery-inspired artificial synapses are gaining ground.Link

Health predictions for South Korea in 2023

Health related predictions to impact South Korea in 2023 include:

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January 7, 2022. Last updated January 7, 2020.

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