“The launch of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) 60 years ago was not just the bi..

“The launch of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) 60 years ago was not just the birth of a lab. It was a bold start to break the history of poverty and deprivation and carve out the nation’s destiny with science and technology.” (Oh Sang-rok, director of KIST)

The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) held a ceremony at the Johnson Auditorium of the KIST headquarters in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul on the tenth to mark the sixtieth anniversary of its opening. About 400 individuals attended the occasion, which was held below the theme of “60 Years of KIST, Opening the Future of Korea in Science and Technology,” together with AI Future Planning (*60*) of the Presidential Office of Jungwoo Ha, members of the Science, Technology Information, Broadcasting and Communication Committee, diplomatic envoys, key figures in the science and expertise group, and alumni of KIST.

Director Oh Sang-rok stated in a commemorative speech, “KIST’s past 60 years have been a time of accumulation that has accumulated the achievements of science and technology development, and the next 60 years should start with a new start to give it back to society,” including, “We will ask questions first in unknown areas where the world has yet to find the right answer and design our own original solution.”

The sixtieth anniversary ceremony was aimed toward reporting the achievements of the previous 60 years to the individuals and the future below the slogan “RE: TURN to YOU again,” and returning to the preliminary posture of its institution to return the fruits of future science and expertise to society.

At the occasion, there was a progress report by Jang Jun-yeon, vp of KIST, beginning with the screening of a sixtieth anniversary video that includes future day by day life primarily based on KIST’s mission and analysis outcomes. “KIST has been innovating and challenging for national economic growth and science entry since its inception,” stated Vice President Jang Joon-yeon. “The past 60 years have been a record of challenges pioneered by senior researchers.”

Chief Jungwoo Ha, who learn President Lee Jae Myung’s congratulatory speech, stated, “The numerous sweat drops shed in the unlit laboratory made today’s Republic of Korea,” including, “I hope you will stand at the starting line once again so that the next generation can look back on today and remember that the new future of Korea began here.”

In specific, at the occasion, there was a particular congratulatory speech from the first director of KIST Choi Hyung-seop, which was carried out utilizing AI expertise.

Choi stated, “When I worked as a director, there were a few things I asked my research family not to forget forever,” including, “First, don’t brag about what you know and be ashamed of what you don’t know. Second, researchers should not be obsessed with wealth. Finally, the purpose of our research should be for the country and the people, not for the individual.” He additionally stated, “KIST has now become a research institute that the world is paying attention to. In developing countries, it is by no means easy to succeed in such research institutes, he said. “We did not comply with different individuals’s path.” We found a new path that fits our situation, created technologies that did not exist, and accomplished things that were impossible. Please continue to walk the path of innovation with a sense of mission to solve the challenges of humanity and take responsibility for the future of the Republic of Korea.”

After the primary occasion, the unveiling ceremony of the sculpture commemorating the sixtieth anniversary of KIST was held. The sculpture, which was unveiled with main international friends and contributors, symbolically captured the historical past of KIST 60 years and its future imaginative and prescient for a better leap ahead.

Meanwhile, in commemoration of its sixtieth anniversary, KIST revealed a commemorative particular concern via the world-class tutorial journal Nature, informing the worldwide group of its analysis achievements and future visions over the previous 60 years. In addition, the sixtieth anniversary web site was opened, and 60 key phrases representing the historical past and achievements of KIST had been sequentially launched on the countdown web site 60 days earlier than the anniversary.