KISTEP held the 17th Trilateral S&T Policy Seminar as an online/offline meeting from October 31st(Mon) to November 1st(Tue).

The Trilateral S&T Policy Seminar has been held annually since its launch in 2006 to discuss current issues of S&T policy, research highlights of institutes, and promote cooperation among the five institutes in Korea, China, and Japan. The participating institutes include KISTEP, STEPI (Science and Technology Policy Institute), CASISD (Chinese Academy of Sciences Institutes of Science and Development), CASTED (Chinese Academy of Science and Technology for Development), and NISTEP (National Institute of Science and Technology Policy).

▲ Commemorative Photo

Under the theme of “Digital Transformation,” this seminar was held in five sessions: △2022 Highlights of Research Activities, △Thinking Beyond Digital Transformation: Digital Divide and Social Impacts, △Digital Transformation and the Future of Work, △Data-driven STI Policy Design and Implementation, △Post-Covid-19 Digital Transformation: Challenges and Future Strategies.

▲Presenting by Byung-Seon Jeong, President of KISTEP

President Byung-Seon Jeong said, “The Trilateral S&T Policy Seminar has firmly established itself as a platform for knowledge exchange and cooperation in which major S&T policy research institutes from the three countries gather to discuss common problems and to seek out the roles and solutions of S&T policies.” He said, “Through this seminar, we found common interest topics such as nurturing future talents and establishing data-based STI policies. We look forward to promoting close collaboration between institutes including joint research projects, researcher exchanges, and case studies”

Next year, the 18th Trilateral S&T Policy Seminar will be held in China, hosted by CASTED.