Korea Rail Network Authority Announces Proposal Contest for 'Future Railway Technology Research and Development'
The Korea Rail Network Authority announced on the 25th that it will hold a contest for 'Future Railway Technology Research and Development Proposals' from October 25 to November 24.
The contest is open to researchers affiliated with public research institutions, railway and construction-related academic societies and associations, and railway construction contractors (construction, supervision, design).
The contest fields are divided into four categories: future railway innovation technologies aligned with the 4th Industrial Revolution, carbon neutrality enhancement technologies, customer convenience improvement technologies, and field-centered improvement technologies.
Applications can be submitted through the Railway Authority's website during the contest period.
The Railway Authority will review the proposals received in two rounds by the end of this year and select a total of six outstanding proposals (1 grand prize, 2 excellence awards, and 3 encouragement awards). After additional evaluation, selected proposals will be promoted as actual research and development projects.
Earlier, in May, the Railway Authority initiated a project to establish the 'Mid- to Long-term Research and Development Roadmap and Basic Plan for Future Railway Technologies.'
The project aims to discover new growth innovative technology-related research and development (R&D) tasks in the railway sector and to establish a long-term vision and strategic goals for railway R&D to respond to environmental changes.
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Kim Han-young, Director of the Korea Rail Network Authority, said, “We hope many excellent research and development ideas will be submitted through the proposal contest,” adding, “The Railway Authority will strive to utilize the ideas discovered through the contest to respond to internal and external environmental changes in the railway industry while enhancing the competitiveness of domestic railways.”
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