The Task Force (TF) team took its first step to discover and support new technology-based industries in response to rapid changes in the social and economic structure and technology. The government plans to provide intensive support in five areas, including cloud and blockchain, intelligent robots, digital healthcare, and metaverse.
On the afternoon of the 9th, Vice Minister of Strategy and Finance Lee Won Won presided over the’New Industry Strategic Support TF’ kick-off meeting at the Seoul Government Complex.
The TF is the Ministry of Information and Communication, Ministry of Science and Technology, Information and Communication, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Ministry of SMEs and Ventures, Finance Committee, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Ministry of Public Administration and Security, Ministry of Education, Korea Chamber of Commerce, etc. It consists of
At the meeting, the core tasks and future schedules in five areas were discussed, including cloud, block chain, intelligent robot, digital healthcare, and metaverse. The Ministry of Science and Technology is responsible for cloud and blockchain, the Ministry of Industry for intelligent robots, the Ministry of Welfare for digital healthcare, and the Ministry of Science and Technology for Metaverse and the Ministry of Culture and Sports.
The working group consisting of the head of the relevant department (level 1), related departments, research institutes, etc., holds meetings once or twice for each working group in the middle of this month, and discusses the core tasks of each working group and collects opinions on policy demand. Will come up with and implement the desired measures.
In the future, the TF will discover supported industries by considering the private investment direction, social and economic ripple effects, growth potential, and competitiveness. Next, based on the technology level and market situation analysis by new industry, the’core project’ that is most necessary for the growth of the industry will be promoted.
In the process of operating the TF, the private sector’s initiative in innovation is promoted for the growth of new industries, and the government always communicates and supports the private sector through policy councils such as the Korea Chamber of Commerce.
The industrial strategies and core tasks discovered through the TF are announced in sequence through the Innovation Growth Strategy Meeting. The government is planning to review the TF’s continued operation, such as discovering additional tasks, taking into account the TF’s operational performance and future trends in new industries.
