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The 12th KISTEP-ISTIC STI Training Program for High Level Policy Makers

  • Writer Chaerin Park
  • Date2020-11-02
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KISTEP have an opportunity of science diplomacy for sharing Korea’s experience and system of S&T innovation to developing countries like Asia, Africa, etc.
 
This STI training program is a collaboration with ISTIC, a cooperation agency for international science, technology and innovation under the auspicecs of UNESCO, and this program was held online for 4 days from 27th October, 2020.
 

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This year marked the 12th training program, and 12 high level policy makers related S&T from Asia, Africa, etc participated in this program. The program details are followings: △e-learning: Technology Foresight, S&T Basic Plan, Human Resources in S&T Policy, R&D Program Budget Allocation and Coordination, R&D Program Evaluation, National S&T Information Service(NTIS), Special Session on COVID-19, △Online Presentation of Country Report regarding each STI governance, △Online Q&A Session.
 

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KISTEP held its first online course in respond to Covid-19, providing e-learning classes, LMS(Learning Management System), and online session. This program was aimed to share the educational contents of Korean STI system.
 
President Sang-seom Kim (KISTEP) emphasized the importance of S&T international cooperation for tackling the impact of coronavirus has grown, and he also gave a word of gratitude to the participants who were high lever S&T policy makers in developing countries.


* International Science, Technology & Innovation Centre(ISTIC)
The creation of the International Science, Technology and Innovation Centre for South-South Cooperation under the auspices of UNESCO(ISTIC) was a successful outcome of the Second South Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Group of 77 and China in Doha, Qatar, June 2005.
 
The Summit urged UNESCO to develop and implement a programme for South-South cooperation in science and technology with the objective of facilitating the integration of a developmental approach into national science and technology and innovation policies, capacity building in science and technology through providing policy advice and exchange of experience and best practices, and creating a problem solving network of centres of excellence in developing countries as well as supporting the exchange of students, researchers, scientists and technologists among developing countries.
 
Malaysia accepted UNESCO’s invitation to host ISTIC. ISTIC was launched in Kuala Lumpur on 22 May 2008 by than the Hon. Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Hon. Datuk Seri Dr. Maximus Johnity Ongkili. http://www.istic-unesco.org

** KISTEP-ISTIC STI Training Program for High Level Policy Makers
The KISTEP-ISTIC STI Training Program aims to enhance the capabilities of high-level policymakers from developing countries by presenting the experience of Korea. Since its launch in 2009, more than 230 participants from 65 countries have joined the program. The program covers topics from Korea’s nationwide science and technology (S&T) policies to techniques for P.I.E. (Planning, Investment, Evaluation) which may serve as a guide to enhancing S&T capacity of developing countries. To offer a practical and comprehensive instruction, in-depth discussion for analysis on each country’s’ innovation capacity will be included in the program. The program also serves as a unique communication platform for S&T policymakers to share best practices as well as the challenges they face in common.
 

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