The Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Communications Commission on Monday held the 2026 Science and ICT Day ceremony on the Korea Science and Technology Center in Seoul.
The occasion sought to spice up the delight of science and know-how professionals via government honours for many who contributed to the promotion of science and know-how and ICT. It additionally reaffirmed a dedication to innovation below the theme, “A great leap forward for Korea opened by science and technology and artificial intelligence (AI).”
With key figures together with Prime Minister Min-seok Kim (김민석) and Hyeok-chae Koo (구혁채), first vice minister of the Ministry of Science and ICT, in attendance, 148 of the 164 award recipients obtained awards on web site. The awards comprised 36 orders, 22 medals, 47 presidential citations and 59 prime ministerial citations.
In the science and know-how promotion class, a complete of 89 folks obtained government honours. The high award, the Changjo Order (firstclass), went to Bit Nae-ri Kim (김빛내리), a Seoul National University professor who contributed to advances in life sciences via analysis on ribonucleic acid (RNA), and Jungsang Kim (김정상), a Duke University distinguished professor who secured core applied sciences for the commercialisation of quantum computing. The Innovation Order (second class) went to 9 folks, together with Jang-woo Kim (김장우), CEO of MangoBoost Korea, who contributed to growing AI data-processing semiconductors, and Mi-young Cha (차미영), a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology professor who performed analysis on fixing social issues primarily based on huge knowledge.
In the nationwide analysis and improvement efficiency analysis class, a complete of 21 folks obtained awards. The Ungbi Order of Science and Technology went to Won Do Heo (허원도), a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology professor who led analysis in molecular optogenetics, and the Doyak Order went to Ho-kyung Kim (김호경), a Seoul National University professor who developed offshore floating infrastructure know-how.
In the ICT class, government honours have been awarded to a complete of 54 folks, together with 4 organisations. The Hwangjo Order of Service Merit went to Eun-ok Baek (백은옥), a Hanyang University professor who contributed to AI-based medical knowledge interpretation and algorithm improvement. The Dongtap Industrial Order went to Jae-sik Lee (이재식), CEO of Hangil Communications, who was chosen for contributions to increasing ICT infrastructure.