Overview
- The U.S.-led Pax Silica summit, held June 25–26 in Washington, concluded with participating countries adopting a Joint Statement on AI Opportunity to promote growth and trusted partnerships across AI value chains.
- South Korea was represented by Vice Foreign Minister Kim Jina, who presented Seoul’s semiconductor strategy and briefed delegates on the country’s AI Action Plan while urging stable and predictable conditions for industry investment.
- Delegates prioritized cooperation on innovation-friendly regulation, semiconductors, critical minerals, energy, skilled workers and private-sector collaboration as the core areas for joint work going forward.
- The U.S. announced new signatories that raised membership to about two dozen economies and rolled out pilot measures reported at the summit, including shipment verification (PaxPass) and a Foundry School workforce program to speed trusted trade and skills.
- The pact is non-binding and its impact will depend on national CHIPS-style investments and private capital, so observers should watch for concrete government funding, industry commitments and follow-up pilots that would translate the summit’s goals into supply‑chain resilience.