Future Talent Committee Approves Six Agenda Items,
Including Review of Talent Policies and Measures for Women and Overseas Professionals
The authorities has invested greater than 35 trillion gained in nurturing science and expertise expertise over the previous 5 years, supporting the improvement of a workforce of about 1 million folks yearly.
The Ministry of Science and ICT introduced on the twenty eighth that it held the ‘twenty third Special Committee on Future Talent’ assembly, the place it reviewed and accepted six agenda gadgets, together with a overview of science and expertise expertise insurance policies and measures for ladies and abroad professionals.
Photo for higher understanding of the article. On the twenty eighth, job seekers taking part in the “2026 Korea Win-Win Employment Fair” held at the aT Center in Seocho-gu, Seoul, are taking a look at the recruitment bulletin board. Photo by Jin-Hyung Kang
The core focus of this assembly was reviewing the last yr efficiency of the ‘4th Basic Plan for Fostering and Supporting Science and Technology Talent’ (2021–2025). The authorities invested a complete of 35.7 trillion gained over 5 years and, in 2025 alone, allotted 9.2205 trillion gained to help the development of 1.2 million abilities.
Trends in abroad expertise have been additionally confirmed. As of 2025, the variety of international science and engineering college students in Korea was recorded at 37,943, whereas the variety of Korean science and engineering college students finding out overseas stood at 29,069. The variety of Koreans employed abroad was roughly 73,500.
The proportion of ladies in science and expertise has seen slight enchancment. The share of ladies in the workforce rose to 23.7%, and the fee of recent hires who’re girls elevated to 31.9%, each up from the earlier yr. However, the proportion of ladies in managerial positions remained at 13.1%.
The authorities plans to strengthen efforts to stop profession interruptions for feminine researchers, foster expertise in strategic applied sciences similar to synthetic intelligence (AI), and help regionally-based expertise improvement.
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Park Inkyu, Head of the Office for Science and Technology Innovation, said, “The key that determines national competitiveness is ultimately talent,” including, “We will focus policy capabilities on securing and nurturing science and technology talent.”
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