National Police Agency Holds 2021 Science Security Development Forum: "Responding to Security Threats in the New Normal Era"
[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-yoon] On the 30th, the National Police Agency announced that it held the '2021 Science Security Development Forum' at the Korea Science and Technology Center in Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul.
Held for the first time this year, the forum was co-hosted by the Korea Federation of Science and Technology Societies and the Science Security Promotion Center, and jointly supported by the National Police Agency, the Ministry of Science and ICT, and the Korea Institute of Criminology and Justice.
The forum was held under the theme "Responding to Future Security Threats with Science and Technology in the New Normal Era," and was conducted in the form of presentations and discussions involving experts in the fields of science, technology, and security.
Oh Sang-rok, Head of the Quarantine Robot Project Group at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology, introduced science and technology being implemented in domestic and international security sectors under the theme "Science and Technology-Centered Security for a Warm and Safe Society."
Yoon Ji-young, Head of the Legislative Policy Research Office at the Korea Institute of Criminology and Justice, diagnosed the pros and cons of science and technology under the theme "Crimes Using Advanced Technologies in the Fourth Industrial Revolution Era and Their Responses," and suggested legal and institutional countermeasures.
Kim Sung-hee, Innovation Planning and Coordination Officer at the National Police Agency, presented the police's role, core values, and key issues in the security sector to respond to the changing security environment under the theme "Issues in the Approaching Future Society and Police Response."
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Kim Hak-kwan, Planning and Coordination Officer at the National Police Agency, stated, "We will establish new security strategies to respond to the increase of new and intelligent crimes threatening public safety due to the development of science and technology," adding, "We will further develop science security to ensure public safety through the convergence of science, technology, and security activities."
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