"IITP Leads Digital R&D Innovation... Expanding Global Collaboration"

Ministry of Science and ICT-IITP 4-Day Meeting
Building Global Cooperation and Researcher DB
"A Strong Bridge Between Policy and Field"

The Ministry of Science and ICT and the Institute for Information & Communications Technology Planning & Evaluation (IITP) pledged to improve the digital research and development (R&D) system.

Kang Dohyun, the 2nd Vice Minister of the Ministry of Science and ICT, held a meeting with Hong Jinbae, the President of IITP, on the 4th at the IITP headquarters in Daejeon, where they agreed on the need for bold innovation in the R&D system.

Vice Minister Kang emphasized, "This period of global digital upheaval is an important time to firmly establish our competitiveness," adding, "Existing R&D must be drastically improved to become genuine R&D that leads to tangible results."

He urged IITP, which is responsible for managing the entire digital R&D cycle, to play an innovative role. In response, President Hong and other IITP officials presented various opinions for practical improvement of the R&D system.

First, they pledged to establish an action plan for R&D innovation and devise measures to produce excellent outcomes that the public can feel.

To enhance global R&D leadership, they decided to systematize partner countries and types by technology field and build a global database of outstanding researchers.

They also agreed to avoid supporting small, fragmented projects and focus on planning large-scale projects (preliminary feasibility studies) to strengthen the foundation for challenging and innovative R&D activation.

President Hong stated, "We will become a strong bridge connecting policy and the field within the digital ecosystem to contribute to the transformation of all industries and the improvement of the quality of life through excellent digital R&D outcomes."

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