South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korean Society of Management of Technology Economics on Thursday held the “K-Moonshot Policy Promotion Strategy Seminar” to discover instructions for science and know-how innovation within the synthetic intelligence period.
The seminar served as a discussion board for academia and business to carry in-depth discussions on the policy path and duties of the federal government’s “K-Moonshot Promotion Strategy”. Okay-Moonshot is a nationwide large-scale mission that mixes AI with science and know-how to resolve key nationwide challenges and speed up science and know-how innovation.
At the seminar, Il-won Seo (서일원), a professor at Chonnam National University, offered developments in mission-oriented innovation insurance policies in main international locations underneath the theme “Evolution of science and technology policy from the perspective of MOIP (Mission-Oriented Innovation Policy).” Dae-hyun Oh (오대현), director normal for future strategy and know-how policy on the Ministry of Science and ICT, then shared science and know-how insurance policies of main international locations consistent with AI-driven paradigm shifts underneath the theme “K-Moonshot promotion strategy for a major leap in science and technology competitiveness in the AI era.”
In a panel dialogue, specialists from business, academia, analysis institutes and authorities, together with Seok-kyun Son (손석균), a professor at Kyung Hee University, Won-choon Choi (최원춘), a researcher on the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, Yong-kyun Yoo (유용균), chief government of AI Friends, and Jeong-gu Kang (강정구), head of AI strategy at Rainer, analysed the achievements and limits of challenge-driven, innovation-type R&D initiatives. They additionally held in-depth discussions on instructions for systemic innovation to determine the Okay-Moonshot mission.
Oh stated, “We will continue close communication with academia, industry and the research community so the project can take root as one that mobilises national AI resources and capabilities in science and technology to actually solve scientific challenges with AI.”
Jun-mo Ahn (안준모), president of the Korean Society of Management of Technology Economics, stated, “I hope K-Moonshot will go beyond a policy declaration and take root as a substantive research and innovation system.” He added, “I hope this seminar will help connect academic knowledge with government policy and contribute to creating a formula for K-Moonshot’s success.”