Lee Chang-yun, the First Vice Minister of the Ministry of Science and ICT, Hosts Meeting with Government-Supported Research Institutes, ‘I will actively support arranging high-level meetings with the new U.S. administration to ensure that collaborative projects between government-supported research institutes expand and progress further.’,
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, ‘The government has decided to actively support collaboration projects between South Korea and the U.S. by arranging high-level meetings with the U.S. government. On the 19th, Lee Chang-yun, the First Vice Minister of the Ministry of Science and ICT, announced this during a meeting held in Daedeok Innopolis with major government-supported research institutes to strengthen Korea-U.S. scientific and technological cooperation.’,
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Lee Chang-yun, the First Vice Minister of the Ministry of Science and ICT. Provided by Yonhap News,
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, ‘This meeting was organized to share the achievements of Vice Minister Lee Chang-yun’s visit to Boston last February with research institutes and to discuss discovering collaborative projects with the new U.S. administration. A total of 12 institutions, including the National Research Council of Science and Technology, the Korea Institute of Science and Technology, the Korea Institute of Energy Research, the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, and more than 30 people attended.’,
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, “Before the meeting, the Ministry of Science and ICT shared the scientific and technological trends of the new U.S. administration and the situation related to the U.S. Department of Energy’s designation of sensitive countries, and the Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning presented on ‘U.S. Science and Technology Vision’ and changes in the concept of ‘Science Diplomacy’ as prepared by major figures in the U.S. scientific community.”,
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, ‘Each research institute presented on the Korea-U.S. cooperation items they are pursuing at the institutional level, and there was an in-depth discussion on challenges and future development directions.’,
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, ‘Vice Minister Lee stated, “The role of our government-supported research institutes, which have networks with U.S. national laboratories and prestigious universities, is crucial in continuously strengthening scientific and technological cooperation with the new U.S. administration,” expressing the government’s active support.’,
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, ‘Regarding the recent designation of sensitive countries by the U.S. Department of Energy, Vice Minister Lee said, “The Ministry of Science and ICT has confirmed through dialogue with the Department of Energy that there are no issues in scientific and technological cooperation and a willingness for future cooperation. We will continue to strive to resolve issues in collaboration with relevant ministries.”‘,
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