SBC held 'Technology Cooperation Seminar With Russia and CIS' on December 1 at the Best Western Hotel in Seoul and on December 3 at the International Hotel in Changwon. At the seminars, SBC introduced excellent technologies of St. Petersburg State Polytechnic University of Russia, the Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences (SB RAS), and the National Center for Technology Transfer of Belarus and explained technology cooperation promotion methods.

Domestic SMEs interested in technology transfer from Russia and CIS countries obtained beneficial information from the seminars. For advancement of technologies and enhancement of the technological prowess of domestic SMEs, since the establishment of a technology cooperation center in Novosibirsk, the mecca of Russian science and technology, in 2006, SBC has been providing and mediating Russia's excellent technologies and supporting identification of technical experts.

SBC plans to expand its support operation from St. Petersburg, Russia, and Belarus to all CIS countries, including the Ukraine and Kazakhstan.