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AI & Enterprise
South Korea to overhaul R&D system, boost future-tech investment and talent development
South Korea will invest more than 200 trillion won in national research and development over the next five years and overhaul its R&D system, the government said. It set a 2027 government R&D budget plan of 39.5 trillion won, up 11.2 percent from this year, and will put 3.3 trillion won into new R&D projects. It will also focus on three mega projects and foster seven SEED areas while expanding regional autonomous R&D.
Science & Technology
Science ministry holds roundtable on basic plan to foster science and technology talent
South Korea\'s Ministry of Science and ICT held a regional on-site roundtable at Yonsei University on May 13 on its fifth basic plan to foster and support science and technology talent for 2026 to 2030. The plan is a top-level statutory programme under a special law to support science and engineering. Students, postdoctoral researchers, early-career researchers and teachers attended and shared concerns across the talent pipeline.
People
Vice minister Ku holds talks in Daejeon to gather views on science and technology talent policy
Ku Hyeok-chae (구혁채), first vice minister at South Korea\'s Ministry of Science and ICT, chaired a regional meeting in the Chungcheong area on April 16 at Chungnam National University in Daejeon to gather views for the fifth basic plan on fostering and supporting science and technology talent for 2026 to 2030. Participants discussed burdens from administrative work, limits on challenging long-term research, career instability, lack of research infrastructure and better treatment.
