Lee Kyung-soo, vice chairman of the National Science and Technology Advisory Council, emphasized tha..

Lee Kyung-soo, vice chairman of the National Science and Technology Advisory Council, emphasized that the constitutional management tower for science and expertise coverage is an advisory council and mentioned, “Public officials should also work in accordance with law and order.”

Amid some issues about uselessness and position overlap in the advisory council, Vice Chairman Lee himself despatched a warning message to authorities officers and expressed his willingness to strengthen the position of the advisory council.

Vice Chairman Lee held a press convention on the twenty eighth and mentioned, “The advisory council is a constitutional body chaired by the president, and officials should respect the advisory meeting and related procedures.”

As President Lee Jae Myung emphasized science and expertise and synthetic intelligence (AI), a quantity of associated consultative our bodies have lately been established inside the authorities. Examples embody a gathering of science and technology-related ministers that occurred when the Minister of Science and ICT was upgraded to the deputy prime minister, and the National Artificial Intelligence Strategy Committee, which incorporates authorities and industry-academic officers.

They have been created to determine and promote cross-ministerial insurance policies on science and expertise and AI. The advisory council is liable for deliberating on science and expertise methods, main insurance policies, and price range proposals and consulting the president on associated issues.

Some elevate issues that their roles don’t overlap with advisory conferences. If insurance policies made by associated ministers’ conferences or committees are introduced and promoted, the deliberation operate of the advisory council could also be weakened.

In response, Vice Chairman Lee mentioned, “The chairman of the advisory council stipulated in the constitution is the president, and state affairs revolve around the president,” including, “The relevant officials should also follow the laws and regulations.”

“The meeting of science and technology-related ministers is presided over by the deputy prime minister, and of course, the president is above him,” he mentioned. “If you work in accordance with the law, you will naturally be in order.” It reaffirmed that the authority to deliberate on science and expertise insurance policies of all ministries lies with the advisory council.

Vice-chairman Lee mentioned, “Public officials who fail to comply with the law should be held accountable, and related ministers should also judge politically and take responsibility if there is a problem.”

We will help the president to be sure that public officers respect the process, he mentioned. “If necessary, we will consider revising the Framework Act on Science and Technology or the Science and Technology Advisory Council Act.”

Vice Chairman Lee cited the earlier administration’s R&D price range cuts for instance. He mentioned, “All related things are caused by the president forgetting or ignoring that he is the chairman,” including, “It will be solved if we work in a organized order.”

Vice Chairman Lee cited restoring belief as the first process of an advisory assembly to strengthen the position of a management tower for science and expertise insurance policies. “So far, I’ve heard a lot of criticism that the advisory meeting was just a show of hands,” he mentioned. “I’ve told the president directly and I’ll gradually restore the trust of the people in the future.”

It additionally plans to strengthen its position as an advisor to the president. “Before, there were many questions about how useful the advisory report was,” Vice Chairman Lee mentioned. “We will create a necessary advisory proposal by combining the nationally necessary top-down agenda and the bottom-up agenda discussed by advisors.”

This yr’s core advisory agenda contains fostering expertise, power competitiveness, vital nationwide applied sciences, and public R&D AI transition.