“We will announce a plan in September that includes how to bring science and technology talents into the country and how to prevent overseas outflows.”
First Vice Minister of Science and Technology, Information and Communication Koo Hyuk-chae, who took workplace final month, introduced the plan in an Mail Business interview in Atlanta, Georgia on the sixth (native time). Vice Minister Koo, who visited the nation to attend the 2025 Korea-U.S. Scientists Conference (UKC), defined, “It is necessary to recruit science and technology talents from overseas. We are planning strategies on what level and to what extent we will recruit them.”
In a giant framework, the goal of recruitment is ‘potential younger researchers’. Vice Minister Koo stated, “We are trying to create an environment for young researchers to come to Korea to conduct stable research and continue their careers.”
To this finish, a survey on the demand for science and technology talents was performed for analysis institutes, universities, and corporations. It is a preliminary survey to implement the recruitment of proficient individuals of an applicable measurement to forestall job mismatches. Vice Minister Koo stated, “Based on the demand, we will estimate the scale of recruitment of necessary and technical talents,” including, “It will be reflected in the plan to be prepared in September.”
In addition, the system will be reorganized to forestall the outflow of abroad expertise. Vice Minister Koo stated, “We are consulting with various ministries, including the financial authorities, on next year’s budget,” including, “We are pushing to improve programs or incentive-related systems to prevent the outflow of talent.” The first precedence is to enhance the visa system. When a international researcher strikes from University A to University B in Korea, a visa should be reissued underneath the present system. The researcher will have the option to freely examine in Korea with one visa.
On the twenty ninth of final month, the National Planning Committee introduced that it might section out the ‘Research Project-centered Operation System (PBS)’ for government-funded analysis institutes in the science and technology sector for 5 years. PBS is a system for researchers to obtain orders for exterior tasks to cowl analysis and labor prices. Vice Minister Koo stated, “It is a time of change to make the donation association the best research institute in the world,” including, “We will listen to a lot of related field opinions until this year.”
[Reporter Go Jaewon in Atlanta]