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, ‘In the future, when the main body of technology development is requested by foreign governments, etc., to provide important information related to national strategic technology, they must determine whether to disclose this information through prior consultation with relevant ministries.’,
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, ‘The Ministry of Science and ICT announced on the 31st that the amendment to the Special Act on the Promotion of National Strategic Technologies and its enforcement ordinance, aimed at protecting information related to national strategic technology, will be enforced on the 1st.’,
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, ‘The special act introduces a new system requiring prior consultation with relevant ministries when a foreign government, etc., requests important national strategic technology information from industrial, academic, and research bodies intending to provide such information. The amendment of the enforcement ordinance detailed the procedures and methods for this.’,
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, ‘According to the amendment, when a body tasked with technology development is requested to provide information related to national strategic technology by a foreign government or institution, they must notify the relevant ministry within 60 days.’,
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, ‘If they plan to provide the requested information to the foreign government or institution, they must request prior consultation with the relevant ministry within 60 days. If it is challenging to determine at the ministry level, they can notify or request prior consultation with the Minister of Science and ICT.’,
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, ‘The information subject to notification or prior consultation includes undisclosed details related to participation personnel, research achievements, and business information of strategic research projects classified as security tasks under the National R&D Innovation Act.’,
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, ‘The ministry receiving the request for prior consultation will review the strategic nature from the perspective of diplomacy, trade, and national security, and check for any violation of related laws, and inform the body responsible for technology development of the result within 20 days from the request date.’,
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, ‘Kang Sang-wook, Director-General of the Science and Technology Policy Bureau of the Ministry of Science and ICT, said, “The amendment of the law means that in the current climate of intensified technological hegemony competition, the state will responsibly manage important national strategic technology information, and establish a system to proactively identify and provide support when technology protection is needed.”’,
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