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Are you ready for 2012 and Korea's new address system ?

Started this discussion. Last reply by stephanemot May 23, 2011. 20 Replies 0 Likes

Reminder: next year, Korea will switch to a more classic address system (street name and number instead of dong and beonji :…Continue

Tags: reform, korea, address

2010 in retrospect

Started this discussion. Last reply by stephanemot Jan 7, 2011. 2 Replies 0 Likes

I think 2010 somehow marked a turning point for Korea: the country seems to be at the same time reaching global recognition and the end of its model :…Continue

Tags: politics, education, business

Seoul Global Center's Business Start-up School : register for next edition (September)

Started this discussion. Last reply by Robert Eberenz Sep 3, 2010. 2 Replies 0 Likes

It's back, it's what you need if you want to set up your own business in Seoul, and it's free ! …Continue

Tags: training, sgc

Seoul Global Center - free marketing and career development seminar for international residents in Seoul

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Seoul Global Business Support Center and Korea Exchange Bank invite you to a free seminar on the global marketing and career development, provided by two guest speakers from the IE International…Continue

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About me

ABOUT YOU

You have suggestions to make Seoul an even more Business-Friendly city ?
=> have your say and join the Business-Friendly Seoul Think Tank group on SGBSC !
You don't mind reading inane things about Seoul and Korea ?
=> visit my blog SeoulVillage.com (follow on Twitter and Facebook) !

ABOUT ME

MOT means "word" in French and I happen to be a French author. A perfect alibi for my poor English... but what I write in French is barely more legible.

I love Seoul, write and blog a lot about it (see below), and try to contribute to its fantastic effort as it claims the spot it deserves on the international stage as a member of the Seoul Global Center Business Advisory Committee. In a former life, I majored the ESSEC, worked at the French Embassy in Seoul, survived 3 start-ups and a major multimedia group, became an expert in strategy and innovation...

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My personal portal : stephanemot.com

My books (in French) :
=> Dragedies (join the Facebook page and group)
=> La Ligue des Oublies (the other history of football)

I also spill a lot of "blogules" over the web. 'Junk writing' that has to come out of my system through a series of blogs :
=> about Korea : SeoulVillage.com (in English - follow on Twitter and Facebook)
=> blogules (in English)
=> blogules (in French)
=> about soccer : footlog (in French)
=> about wireless : mot-bile (in English)

ABOUT US

Social networking : feel free to connect, but leave me a few clues if you do so
=> on LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanemot)
=> on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/stephane.mot, author page)
=> on Twitter (@stephanemot, @theseoulvillage)
=> on XING (http://www.xing.com/profile/stephane_mot )
=> on Viadeo

Latest Activity | 최근 활동

stephanemot replied to Steven S. Bammel's discussion 'New Korea Economic Slice - Aaron McKenzie, "Nurturing SMEs & Fostering a Welfare State: How Much Can Korea Afford?”'

Aaron, I do appreciate your transparency. SMEs cannot exploit market opportunities (and become "an engine of Schumpeterian creative destruction" - boy that one brought me back to biz school a quarter of century ago!)…

yesterday

stephanemot replied to Steven S. Bammel's discussion 'New Korea Economic Slice - Aaron McKenzie, "Nurturing SMEs & Fostering a Welfare State: How Much Can Korea Afford?”'

Hello Aaron, 1) as I mentioned there, universal free lunches are simply unfair and not sustainable, and that's the reason why I voted in favor of Oh Se-hoon's motion last year. 2) it's about pragmatism and a permanent fine…

yesterday

stephanemot replied to Steven S. Bammel's discussion 'New Korea Economic Slice - Aaron McKenzie, "Nurturing SMEs & Fostering a Welfare State: How Much Can Korea Afford?”'

I recently posted about the issue and the political mess in Korea (absence of debate), and I think that the Korean safety net needs to be strengthened, but also that it means more fitness and transparency. And furthermore, it presupposes…

Thursday

stephanemot replied to Steven S. Bammel's discussion 'New Korea Economic Slice - Dr. Emanuel Pastreich, "The Importance of Women for the Future of Korea”'

Note that Korean women entrepreneurs are traditionally a dominant force in the few sectors where conservatives consider their presence as 'normal' (ie small cap food franchises). Twenty years ago, the only women…

Jan 17

stephanemot replied to Steven S. Bammel's discussion 'Korea Business Central Exclusive Interview - Dick Warmington, "Uncovering Korean Potential at Chadwick School in Korea's New City of Songdo"'

Hello Steven and all the best for 2012. "Clear and useful purposes"? For Songdo maybe, but for Saemangeum... ;)My piece on this exciting debate (about Songdo, wetlands, new towns and the law of…

Jan 11

Leonid Petrov and stephanemot are now friends Jan 4

stephanemot replied to Steven S. Bammel's discussion 'Kim Jong-Il is Dead: What Do You Think? What's Next?'

Jang Sung-taek has been in and out of favor under Kim Jong-il, but over the past few years and as Kim Jong-un's chaperone, he seems to have moved closer to China. I don't think KJI fully trusted JST, I don't know how many people…

Jan 3

stephanemot replied to Steven S. Bammel's discussion 'Kim Jong-Il is Dead: What Do You Think? What's Next?'

It's not only between North and South Koreans: ending the Sunshine policy turned out to be a gift to China.

Jan 3

stephanemot replied to Steven S. Bammel's discussion 'Kim Jong-Il is Dead: What Do You Think? What's Next?'

Remember the recent disastrous monetary reforms up North? They just banned all use of US dollars in North Korea, and this seems the best way to trigger unrests. Suicidal move and timing for Kim Jong-un, who will inevitably pass for…

Jan 3

stephanemot replied to Steven S. Bammel's discussion 'Kim Jong-Il is Dead: What Do You Think? What's Next?'

as expected, polls show that Ahn took a hit vs conservatives in this time of uncertainties. Park Geun-hye gains ground, but I don't think the best message from a model democracy would be to promote another dynasty.

Dec 23, 2011

stephanemot replied to Steven S. Bammel's discussion 'The KBC Community Soapbox - "The Korean Floor Heating System" by Liam Lusk'

The concept has already been exported to central Asian countries where Korean builders have strongholds and where Korean dramas helped promote it.

Dec 23, 2011

stephanemot replied to Steven S. Bammel's discussion 'Kim Jong-Il is Dead: What Do You Think? What's Next?'

IMHO, the best disaster prevention, as far as GWB is concerned, would have been to opt for another POTUS in 2004...sorry but I couldn't resist :)

Dec 21, 2011

stephanemot replied to Steven S. Bammel's discussion 'Kim Jong-Il is Dead: What Do You Think? What's Next?'

waiting for the musical chairs after (before)? the funeral*: http://seoulvillage.blogspot.com/2011/12/kim-jong-il-passes-to-kim-jong-un.html * BTW KJI had already the four weddings, and the movie was released in 1994, the year KIM…

Dec 19, 2011

stephanemot and Oscar Michel are now friends Dec 19, 2011

stephanemot replied to Steven S. Bammel's discussion 'New Korea Economic Slice - Cory Olson, "The Pitfalls of High-Price Tuition”'

Hello Simon, Everybody follows the same tunnel to the final exam, so at the end almost everybody is either overqualified or underqualified. The education is unbalanced, and leaves no time for extracurricular activities. Kids are only trained to be…

Dec 14, 2011

stephanemot replied to Steven S. Bammel's discussion 'New Korea Economic Slice - Cory Olson, "The Pitfalls of High-Price Tuition”'

Bonjour Daniel Among those who are "reaching (their) level of exhaustion", too many are "committing suicide".This goes far beyond Darwinian logics, and that's not my understanding of what education should be all…

Dec 14, 2011

Profile Information | 프로파일 정보

Website Address / 홈페이지 주소: http://www.stephanemot.com

Job Title / 직함: Author and Chief A to Z Officer

How long have you been involved with Korea and/or Korean business? / 한국 또는 외국에 관련된 비즈니스에 몇 년 동안 종사하였습니까?: 10+ years

What is the nature of your involvement with Korea and/or Korean business? / 주로 어떤 직종의 비즈니스에 종사하였습니까?: Author (fiction, mostly in French)
Seoul Global Center Business Advisory Committee member
Former member of the French Embassy
Blogger (in some sort of English - see below)

What is at least one benefit you hope to get from joining the Korea Business Central community? / 어떠한 목적을 갖고 Korea Business Central에 회원가입을 하였습니까? 또한, Korea Business Central 에 바라는 점: sharing views on the country

How did you find out about Korea Business Central? / 어떠한 경로로 Korea Business Central를 가입하게 되었습니까?: I came across it while browsing the web

If we may link your Korea- or Korean-business related weblog posts and/or Twitter tweets to our site, please list your weblog URL and/or Twitter username. / 우리가 귀하의 한국 또는 한국관련 비즈니스 관련 웹 게시물을 링크할 수 있습니다. 귀하의 블로그 주소, 트위터 사용자계정을 회원정보에 등록해 주세요.: http://seoulvillage.blogspot.com

If you'd others to learn about you from LinkedIn, please list the URL for you LinkedIn public profile. / 다른사람들이 LinkedIn, LinkNow를 통하여 귀하을 찾을수 있길 원한다면, LinkedIn 또는 LinkNow 주소를 귀하의 회원정보에 등록해 주세요.: http://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanemot

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