▲Sang-sun Kim, president of KISTEP, presenting at the K.E.Y. PLATFORM 2021

Sang-sun Kim, president of KISTEP, participated in the Money Today Global Conference K.E.Y. PLATFORM 2021, held at the Conrad Hotel in Yeouido, Seoul on April 29^th, and presented the "Next Normal Era led by Science and Technology."

He defined the next normal era after Covid-19 with several keywords - global cooperation to cope with misuse of energy and resources; instability of global value chains; government roles in crisis; infodemic and its social and economic losses; and wealth and digital gap. He explained, “The government focuses its resources on strengthening R&D in bio-health industry, the Korean New Deal, strategies to upgrade materials, parts and equipment, and 2050 carbon neutrality, which will be a foundation to turn crisis into opportunities.”

He also introduced his experience in preparing strategies for materials, parts, and equipment (MPE) in response to Japan's export regulations in 2019. "As I experienced the collapse of the global value chain in the pandemic, I realized that the problem of MPE is not just with Japan" he said. "In addition to develop MPE in Korea or with various sources, we plan to get ready to develop MPE which will be needed in the future. After his presentation, he participated in the special session, presenting lessons left by Covid-19 and the following scientific and technological responses to pandemics.

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