On May 14th, KISTEP and the Ministry of Science and ICT(MSIT) held their third online forum, "Beginning of Untact Economy, How should we prepare for it?" as part of the urgent response series, "Toward the Future After COVID-19 Crisis."

In this forum, the major change in the mobility, consumption and distribution, smart work, education in the wake of untact economy era accelerated by to the COVID-19 were diagnosed and the resultant challenges and opportunities were discussed. The online forum was broadcast live on YouTube and its full video is available in link below.

(Click to watch) https://youtu.be/PPhJuVKJgqY

The forum opened with a remark from President Sang Seon Kim of KISTEP and congratulatory remarks from President Min-Koo Han of Korea Academy of Science and Technology(KAST) and Chairman Oh-kyung Kwon of National Academy Engineering Korea(NAEK). It was followed by presentations from 4 experts, panel discussion and Q&A sessions with the online participants.




▶ President Sang Seon Kim (KISTEP) mentioned in the opening remark, "In the advent of the untact and remote economy across all societal and economic aspect, we must set the S&T strategy to respond to post-COVID-19 policy agenda and prepare for its implementation."



▶  President Min-Koo Han (KAST) during his virtual congratulatory remark



▶ Chairman Oh-kyung Kwon (NAEK) during his virtual congratulatory remark



▶ Director Jae-ho Lee (Kakao Mobility Digital Economy Research Institute) is presenting on the analysis of the changes in mobility service and prospects for the future of mobility



▶ President Sang-myung Lee (Biz Sales Group) illustrated the simplied flow of service resultant of the untact economy and emphasized that logistics is not an option for service, but the purpose of business"



▶ Director of Shin Dong-hyun (Strategic Planning Team, AlSupport) is proposing measures of remote working, efficient in terms of productivity



▶ Ki-sung Cho, a teacher at Gyesung Elementary School, is introducing the changes in school scene after the outbreak of COVID-19 and presenting a new direction of infrastructure support



▶ Professor Lee Min-seok (Dean of Academy of Innovation, Kookmin University) is hosting the panel discussion



▶ Director Kim Hee-soo (Economic Management Research Institute, KT) is making a comment during the panel discussion



▶ Dr. Ki-tae Park (associate research fellow, National Assembly Future Institute) is making a comment during the panel discussion



▶ Professor Young-jae Jang (Department of Industrial and System Engineering, KAIST) is making a comment during the panel discussion



▶ Group photo of attendees

(KISTEP YouTube channel) https://www.youtube.com/KISTEPTV
(Contact) KISTEP Science and Technology Policy Center Yoonmi Go (043-750-2373, ymko@kistep.re.kr)