31 National Core Technologies Including Semiconductors and Nuclear Power Plants Will Change

The 49th Industrial Technology Protection Committee Meeting Held
Expansion of Comprehensive Review System to Shipbuilding, Battery, and Automobile Sectors

Minister Andeok Geun of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy is presenting the Livelihood Discussion with the People (Semiconductor Sector) and related major policy details at the Government Seoul Office in Jongno-gu, Seoul on January 15. Photo by Jo Yongjun jun21@

A total of 31 national core technologies in sectors such as semiconductors, automobiles·railroads, steel, and nuclear power plants will undergo major revisions including new designations, removals, standard changes, and scope clarifications in line with technological change trends.

On the 29th, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced that it held the 49th Industrial Technology Protection Committee at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Seoul, attended by Minister An Deok-geun, and approved the proposed changes to national core technologies.

This revision represents a large-scale change, reorganizing 31 technologies across 9 fields out of the current 75 technologies in 13 fields of national core technologies. Detailed information such as specific technology names will be officially announced within the first half of the year after administrative notification procedures.

The Ministry explained that this revision specifically clarifies the names of protected technologies and raises or changes standards reflecting the current technological situation. Additionally, technologies were newly designated or removed based on protection necessity.

The government plans to remove three technologies in the nuclear power field while newly designating four technologies in the machinery, nuclear power, and railroad fields. Standards will be changed for 16 technologies in sectors such as automobiles, steel, shipbuilding, railroads, robotics, and space. The scope of eight technologies in semiconductors, machinery, electrical and electronics, and shipbuilding will be specified in more detail.

The committee decided to clearly distinguish the criteria between reporting and approval to prevent excessive review of reported technologies from delaying exports. It is expected that export reviews of national core technologies developed through companies’ own research and development (R&D) will be shortened. For mergers and acquisitions (M&A) with high risks of technology leakage, the committee plans to introduce specialized items.

Meanwhile, the comprehensive review system introduced last year in the semiconductor and biotechnology fields will be expanded this year to shipbuilding, batteries, and automobile sectors to simplify the review process.

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