"Realizing Inclusive Growth through Technological Innovation" Science and ICT New Year's Meeting Held

[Asia Economy Reporter Eunmo Koo] The Korea Federation of Science and Technology Societies (KOFST) and the Korea Information and Broadcasting Telecommunications Alliance (ICT Alliance) announced that they held the "New Year's Meeting of Scientists and Information and Broadcasting Telecommunications Professionals" on the afternoon of the 11th at the International Conference Hall of the Korea Science and Technology Center in Gangnam-gu.

To comply with COVID-19 quarantine rules, only about 10 people attended the New Year's meeting, including Minister Hye-Sook Lim of the Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT), Science and Technology Advisor Park Soo-Kyung of the Presidential Secretariat, KOFST President Woo-Il Lee, and ICT Alliance President Jun-Hyung Noh.

Prime Minister Koo Beom-Kyum delivered a video congratulatory message, saying, "It is now time to lead the global economy as a pioneer, not a follower," and urged, "Scientists and information and broadcasting telecommunications professionals should take on challenges fearlessly with a sense of mission to design the future of the Republic of Korea."

Lee Won-Wook, Chairman of the National Assembly Science, Technology, Information and Broadcasting and Communications Committee, also delivered a video congratulatory message, stating, "The dedication shown by scientists and information and broadcasting telecommunications professionals was a great strength in overcoming COVID-19," and added, "In the Year of the Black Rabbit, we will make further efforts to strengthen science, technology, and information and broadcasting telecommunications competitiveness."

Minister Hye-Sook Lim of MSIT pledged, "In 2022, MSIT will strive to make it a year of inclusive growth based on future technology innovation and digital transformation."

The New Year's meeting also featured video messages from Jeong-Hwan Ko, Head of the Korea Launch Vehicle Development Project at the Korea Aerospace Research Institute and the person responsible for the development of the Korean launch vehicle Nuri (KSLV-II); Hye-Min Lee, CEO of Finda, a financial service company based on information and communication technology (ICT); and Young-Ki Kim, Professor at the University of Chicago and the first Korean president of the American Physical Society.

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