'Science and Technology Talent Development Plan' Direction to Be Set Next Month
Minister Choi Ki-young of the Ministry of Science and ICT is delivering opening remarks at the '2nd Meeting of the Government-wide Support Group for COVID-19 Vaccine Development' held on the 8th at the Chosun Hotel in Jung-gu, Seoul. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Junho Hwang] As the basic plan to support the development of science and technology talent in South Korea for the next five years is set to be implemented starting next year, the first discussion forum to establish policy directions was held on the 15th. The Ministry of Science and ICT held the Planning General Committee meeting to establish the "4th Basic Plan for Science and Technology Talent Development Support (2021?2025)" on the same day.
The basic plan is the highest-level policy for nurturing science and technology talent in South Korea, formulated every five years. The Planning Committee, chaired by Professor Myung-sook Oh of the Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering at Hongik University, gathered 12 experts for discussions.
The Planning Committee, along with six subcommittees involving about 40 experts covering elementary and secondary education, university and graduate school, incumbent workers, women, overseas, and highly experienced professionals, plans to prepare a draft by October this year. Based on this, the Ministry of Science and ICT will establish the basic plan within the year.
Chairman Oh stated, "We will present strategies for securing science and technology talent and policy tasks for talent development to respond to the declining school-age population and the acceleration of the 4th Industrial Revolution in the post-COVID-19 era."
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Kang Sang-wook, Director of the Future Talent Policy Bureau, said, "We will first derive mid- to long-term policy directions by next month, and then, through broad opinion gathering such as public hearings and consultations with related ministries, submit the draft of the 4th Basic Plan to the National Science and Technology Advisory Council’s deliberation meeting by the end of the year."
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