Kim Seongsu, Head of Science Division, Discusses COVID-19 R&D Investment Directions

Kim Seong-su, Director General of the Science and Technology Innovation Bureau at the Ministry of Science and ICT, is delivering a greeting at the '2020 Government R&D Joint Ministry Briefing' held on the 6th at Soongsil University, Dongjak-gu, Seoul. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Junho Hwang] On the morning of the 28th, Kim Seongsu, head of the Science and Technology Innovation Headquarters, held the 'Science and Technology Policy Advisory Forum' to hear opinions from the research field on the role of the science and technology community in responding to the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

The Science and Technology Policy Advisory Forum is a monthly meeting to discuss major issues in science and technology. This time, the topic was set as "The Role of the Science and Technology Community in Responding to the COVID-19 Virus."

In addition to the existing advisory group, experts in infectious disease fields such as virology and special animal disease science were invited to diagnose the current situation related to COVID-19 and discuss response measures at the research and development (R&D) level.

Head Kim stated, "Active response from the science and technology community is more important than anything else to protect the safety of the people from infectious disease crises such as COVID-19, and especially, we will work together with the research field to establish effective response measures from the R&D perspective."