The Presidential Advisory Council on Science and Technology announced on the 27th that it appointed 20 private sector members for the first term under the Lee Jae-myung administration the previous day.
The council serves as the highest decision-making body in science and technology, chaired by the president. It oversees deliberation on mid- to long-term science and technology policies and research and development (R&D) budget allocation.
The 10 advisory members appointed include Kim Bok-cheol, former chairman of the National Research Council of Science and Technology (NST); Park Sung-dong, CEO of SpacePark; Shin Min-su, professor of business administration at Hanyang University; Yoon Eui-jun, president of the National Academy of Engineering of Korea; Yoon Jin-hee, professor of physics at Inha University; Lee Seung-ryul, research fellow at Seoul National University of Science and Technology; Lee Seung-bok, professor at Seoul National University's Graduate School of Dentistry; Lee Jun-young, professor of chemical engineering at Sungkyunkwan University; Jang Byung-tak, professor at Seoul National University's Department of Computer Science and Engineering; and Ho Won-kyung, professor emeritus at Seoul National University College of Medicine.
The 10 deliberation committee members appointed include Koo Bon-kyung, director of the Genome Editing Research Center at the Institute for Basic Science (IBS); Kim Sung-pyo, professor of environmental systems engineering at Korea University; Kim Hee-jung, group leader at Samsung Heavy Industries; Bu Kyung-ho, professor at Korea University of Science and Technology's School of Energy Engineering; Sung Eun-ha, head of patent affairs at CHA Hospital; Shin Jin-woo, ICT endowed chair professor at KAIST; Ji Seung-wook, director of the AI Bio-Pharma Research Institute at Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology; Choi Eun-young, professor of biomedical sciences at Seoul National University; Han Jae-heung, professor of aerospace engineering at KAIST; and Hong Sung-joo, senior research fellow at the Science and Technology Policy Institute (STEPI). All members will serve one-year terms.
The council stated, "Following Vice Chairman Lee Kyung-soo, whose term began on December 28 last year, the composition of the first advisory council is now complete. The council will begin full-scale activities and conduct in-depth policy consultation and deliberation on the government's key science and technology agenda."