Transition Team and Ministry of Science and ICT Discuss Strategies for Advancing as a Leading Science and Technology Nation

On the 24th, the Transition Committee's Science and Technology Education Subcommittee received a briefing on the Ministry of Science and ICT's work report

President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol is giving a greeting after the appointment ceremony of the Special Committee on Regional Balanced Development held at the Transition Committee in Tongui-dong, Jongno, Seoul on the 24th. (Photo by Yonhap News)

[Asia Economy Reporter Geum Bo-ryeong] The 20th Presidential Transition Committee's Science, Technology, and Education Subcommittee discussed ways to advance the Ministry of Science and ICT into a leading nation in science and technology.

On the 24th, Kim Chang-kyung and Nam Ki-tae, transition committee members including Park Seong-jung, the subcommittee secretary, as well as experts and practical committee members in the fields of science, technology, and ICT, and planning and coordination subcommittee experts received a work report attended by the Ministry of Science and ICT’s Planning and Coordination Office Director and other department heads.

The work report proceeded in the order of an overview of the Ministry of Science and ICT, evaluation of major core policies in the fields of science, technology, and ICT, and review of key national tasks to be promoted by the new government.

At the meeting, under the consensus that responding to the 4th Industrial Revolution based on science, technology, and digital innovation is an important demand of the times, measures to solve Korea’s future challenges and present achievements that can give hope to the public were discussed.

In particular, to leap forward as a science and technology leading nation emphasized by President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol, strategies including comprehensive reform and efficiency improvement of R&D, and an ultra-gap R&D strategy focusing on strategic and core technologies such as semiconductors, secondary batteries, displays, and carbon neutrality to create future growth engines were included.

Additionally, opinions were exchanged on fostering the private data industry, including securing satellite self-launch capability through the second flight test of Nuriho (June), and the launch of the National Data Policy Committee following the enforcement of the 'Basic Data Act' (April).

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