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[이데일리 강민구 기자] Will the aerospace agency, which was one of President Yoon Seok-yeol’s key promises in the presidential election, be able to open this year? As the new year approaches, the science and technology community is paying attention to the opening of the Aerospace Agency, the impact of the government’s research and development (R&D) budget cuts, and the establishment of a senior science and technology office. Nuri start scene. (Photo = Korea Aerospace Research Institute)1 According to the Japanese science and technology community, the opening of the Korea Aerospace Administration was postponed for another year because the special draft on the establishment and operation of the Korea Aerospace Administration did not reach the plenary session of the last extraordinary session Session of the National Assembly on the 28th of last month. The aerospace agency aims to open a “Korean version of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)” in Sacheon, Gyeongsangnam-do, to usher in the era of private space travel. The special draft establishing the space agency has only been forwarded to the 1st Subcommittee of the Science, Technology, Information, Broadcasting and Communications Committee of the National Assembly, and there are many obstacles to overcome, including the subcommittee and plenary session of the National Assembly, the Legislative and Justice Committee and the plenary session of the National Assembly.
As a “tweezers reshuffle” is taking place in some ministries, attention is also being paid to whether the Minister of Science and ICT, the department responsible for science and technology, will be replaced, and whether the post of Senior Secretary for Science and Technology will be filled in the President’s Office Technology will be established to elevate the status of the current Office of the Minister of Science and Technology. While Minister Lee Jong-ho announced his intention not to participate in the general election, current candidates include Lee Yong-hoon, president of the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), and Yoo Ji-sang, former president of the Kwangwoon University.
This year is the year in which the effects of government budget cuts for research and development are clearly felt. The government approved a budget through the National Assembly that was cut by 4.6 trillion won (14.7%) compared to this year. Due to continued opposition from the scientific community, the cut was smaller than the original plan (5.2 trillion won cut), but the impact is expected to increase as budgets are cut across the scientific community. With calls for budget restoration focused on the National Public Research Union and science and technology engineers at government-funded research institutes, attention is being paid to whether further restoration can be achieved through a supplementary budget in the National Assembly.
In addition, the Quantum Energy Research Institute and the faculty of the College of William and Mary introduced “PCPOSOS”, which adds sulfur to the candidate material for superconductors at room temperature and pressure (LK-99), which is a “hot potato” at home and abroad This was announced by the international scientific community this year at the American Physical Society conference in March this year. With the announcement that this will happen, the results are worth seeing.
Meanwhile, the scientific community expects this year to be difficult due to internal and external uncertainties as well as cuts in research and development. Kim Bok-cheol, chairman of the National Science and Technology Research Council, said in his New Year’s card: “Seeds that have survived the harsh winter bloom in bright flowers in spring.” He added: “The Research Council and its government-funded research institutes have survived the harsh cold and secured national strategic technologies for the country’s future.” “I will make it bloom,” he said. Lee Kwang-hyung, president of the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), also said in his New Year’s address: “Although difficulties are expected in the new year due to increased uncertainty and the restructuring of the R&D budget, we will continue. “To take on new challenges and be innovative.
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