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FA L L 2 0 2 5 C O M M U N I T Y M A G A Z I N E 7 9 industry organization—rather than the public standardiza- tion body mentioned above—is widely accepted and used inter- nationally in a specific field, it is called a "de facto standard." To resolve various difficul- ties faced by companies in responding to international standards and to establish field-specific activity strat- egies, the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS), under the Korean Minis- try of Trade, Industry and Energy, held the inauguration ceremony of the "De Facto International Standardization Strategy Coun- cil" in December 2019. In 2022, after COVID-19, KATS started to support the standard- ization of the "De Facto Stan- dard." Since then, IPC standards have been designated "De Facto Standards of the Korean Elec- tronics Manufacturing." In Korea, industry volunteers have completed over a year of work translating IPC-A-610J/J-STD- 001J into Korean, now in the final proofreading stage. At the same time, the government-supported De facto Standard Forum has funded engineers from Daeduck Electronics, LG Energy Solution, and KPIA to participate in IPC Builds and contribute input to international standards. Now Available in Korean