The government’s R&D budget for next year is expected to focus on nurturing future science and technology talents and nurturing essential national strategic technologies.
The Ministry of Science and ICT (Ministry of Science and ICT) held the Steering Committee of the 37th National Science and Technology Advisory Council meeting today (8th), and 4 The dog agenda was deliberated and decided.
Looking at the main contents, next year’s R&D investment will be focused on nurturing essential strategic technologies for the top 10 countries in response to the era of global technological hegemony. In December of last year, the government selected artificial intelligence (AI), 5G·6G, advanced biotechnology, semiconductor·display, advanced manufacturing·robot, secondary battery, hydrogen, quantum, space·aerospace, and cybersecurity as 10 essential strategic technologies for the country. I did.
The government also presented plans to strengthen technology for 185 core materials, parts and equipment next year and develop original technologies in 65 future-leading items. The plan also included contents such as systemizing support for each academic field for nurturing scientific and technological talents and creating a research environment for young and female researchers.
At the same time, the government decided to gather capabilities to support technology development for vaccines and therapeutics production, as well as support for core technology development such as augmented reality (AR) and extended reality (XR) to promote digital transformation.