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Science & Technology
Govt-funded research institutes to reorganise around core missions after PBS abolition
South Korea\'s government-funded science and technology research institutes will overhaul their R&D business structures around institution-specific core missions after the abolition of the project-based system (PBS). Incentives such as research allowances will shift from contract scale to differentiated rewards based on performance. The Ministry of Science and ICT said NST approved detailed post-PBS implementation measures, including stronger inter-institute cooperation, evaluation links to budgets and incentives, improved research administration support, and a formal umbrella TLO to back large technology transfers and deep-tech startups.
Industry
South Korea launches CCU megaproject with LG Chem, POSCO Holdings
South Korea\'s Ministry of Science and ICT said on Tuesday it held a launch briefing for a \"CCU Megaproject\" to conduct large-scale demonstrations of carbon capture and utilisation technology with private companies including LG Chem and POSCO Holdings. The project will demonstrate producing e-SAF from emissions from thermal power plants and converting steel industry emissions into syngas and cleaner marine fuels. The ministry said 238 billion won in state funds will be invested from 2026 to 2030.
Industry
MSIT holds meeting on securing ultra-gap solar cell technology
South Korea\'s Ministry of Science and ICT said it held a meeting of solar cell researchers in Daejeon on March 10 to share the status of technology development and progress on research tasks. The ministry said the meeting discussed ways to secure \"ultra-gap\" solar cell technologies to lead the next-generation market and heard difficulties in R&D. Researchers presented results including 26.3 percent efficiency in a perovskite-CIGS tandem solar cell, and participants called for full-cycle support for early commercialisation.
