South Korea becomes one of three countries leading in industries considered to have the potential to change the game such as artificial intelligence (AI) chips, biotechnology and quantum technology by 2030.
Yonhap news agency quoted a recent announcement from the Korean Ministry of Science saying that the Science and Technology Advisory Council to the President of Korea met and decided to approve the “Game-changing Technology Initiative” to help The country takes a leading position in areas that can change the future.
3 days earlier, President Yoon Suk Yeol pledged to nurture and develop science and technology to bring Korea into the top 3 countries in the world in these fields.
Under the above initiative, the Korean Ministry of Science said the country will increase investment in AI chips, biotechnology and advanced quantum science, upgrade the value chain of supermarkets and strengthen strategic cooperation. strategy with allies in this field.
For the AI chip industry, the Korean Government will seek to develop general artificial intelligence, the next generation of AI with cognitive abilities upgraded to human-equivalent levels, as well as AI technologies that save money. Energy saving and AI safety. The Korean government also plans to promote innovation in this field, such as the application of cache processing technology.
For advanced biotechnology, Korea will focus on improving digital biotechnologies that can connect data, AI and biology, and ensure the availability of synthetic biotechnologies, including DNA and RNA design, protein design and genetic circuit control.
The Korean government will also double the investment budget for quantum science in 2025, compared to the 2024 budget, to prepare for an era where quantum technology is believed to play a central role in the field. economy and defense in the future.