The Yun Seok-Yeol government’s 12 ‘National Strategic Technologies’ were unveiled for the first time on the 28th.
The Yoon Seok-yeol government’s initiative is to strategically cultivate technologies in 12 areas, which have significant diplomatic and security values and have a significant impact on the economy and industry, and serve as a basis for future innovation by expanding investment and legislation. at a national level.
President Yoon Seok-yeol presided over the first meeting of the National Science and Technology Advisory Council, the science and technology policy control tower, on the 28th, and announced that he would mobilize national capabilities to ensure the technological ‘super gap’.
At the first plenary meeting of the Science and Technology Advisory Council held at the Presidential Office in Yongsan on the morning of the same day, President Yoon said, “The source of national wealth is the ability of science and technology. “Science and technology strategy is very important, ” he said.
“The most important task of the science and technology advisory meeting is to decide whether to create institutional conditions so that the private sector can do well through strategic technology, or whether the government will take strategic initiatives through leading investment,” said Lee Jae-myung , deputy spokesperson for the presidential office in the afternoon.
President Yoon’s perception is that true national power comes from university campuses, corporate research institutes, and national research institutes.
The key role of the Science and Technology Advisory Council is to distribute and organize the types of government support they need by sector.
The Science and Technology Advisory Council is the highest science and technology policy decision-making body chaired by the President.
Responsible for advising on policy directions and negotiating budget allocation for innovation and research and development policies.
Next-generation nuclear power to the ‘vital strategic technologies’ announced by the previous Moon Jae-in government (artificial intelligence, advanced biotechnology, cyber security, advanced robots, hydrogen, secondary batteries, semiconductors and displays, aerospace, quantum, 5th and 6th generation mobile communication) Advanced mobility was added and 50 key technologies were identified in detail.
President Yoon said, “After memory, we will focus on cultivating 12 national strategic technologies such as next-generation technologies, artificial intelligence, mobility, aerospace and quantum computers that are directly related to national security, so that they can become engines of growth new for Korea.”
“We will invest more than 25 trillion won in national strategic technology research and development for five years to ensure state-of-the-art and advanced technology, and promote national projects in conjunction with the public-private partnership,” he said. .
Among the 12 national strategic technologies, the next generation nuclear energy sector includes spent nuclear fuel disposal technology.
It is understood that he will actively search for a solution to the problem of disposing of spent nuclear fuel, which is surplus waste from nuclear power stations.
In this regard, an official from the presidential office explained, “He emphasized that the government will fulfill its national responsibility for the disposal of spent nuclear fuel, which has been delayed by the government in the past.”
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