The "2nd EU-Korea Cooperation Forum on ICT Research" was successfully held last week on Dec. 1-2, 2008 at the Radisson SAS Royal Hotel in Brussels, Belgium. It was co-organized by the European Commission (EC) (Directorate-General Information Society and Media; DG INFSO) and the Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE) of the Republic of Korea (ROK) with the support of the COJAK FP7/ICT project. The "2nd EU-Korea Cooperation Forum on ICT Research" was the first event of its kind ever organized in Europe and it attracted almost 170 delegates, including about 65 representatives from leading South Korean organizations active in the ICT area and almost 30 representatives of the European Commission (among them 7 Heads of Units). It has been seen of strategic importance to the EC and MKE to have a follow-up event to the conference that successfully took place last June in Seoul, South Korea, and on the occasion of which several ICT research areas of mutual interest to Europe and Korea have been identified. The main objective of this 2nd Cooperation Forum was thus to further build upon the already reached achievements, the already established relations and to have the opportunity to even more precisely identify emerging EU-ROK collaborative projects on ICT research. Held only two weeks after the launch of an important FP7 call for proposals related to the ICT theme (Call 4), this Forum particularly aimed at thoroughly discussing opportunities of strategic cooperation between the EU and the ROK in the perspective of the FP7/ICT Call 4. This is why the event structure included a number of parallel thematic sessions allowing participants to discuss potential cooperation in each thematic area. This is also the reason why ample time was left during the two days to facilitate networking between participants. The 2-day event was structured into parallel thematic sessions, each of them devoted to a specific theme (such as Sustainable & Personalized Healthcare, Future & Emerging Technology, Future Internet, Microsystems & Flexible Organic & Large Area Electronics, Security & Trust in Networks and Services, Networked Media Systems, Embedded Systems Computing & Control, Internet of Things, ICT for Sustainable Growth, E-infrastructures, as well as a special emphasis on Digital Content & Gaming, and an open thematic session. These parallel sessions allowed participants to better understand the research status and perspectives on the different themes in Europe and in South Korea, and to more precisely evaluate the potential for future cooperation in each area, in particular under the European 7th Research Program (FP7). Please refer to the event report for any additional information. Contact