Korean Media: 50 National Strategic Technologies, South Korea Only Leads China in 6 Items!
On March 23, the Korean media "Chosun Ilbo" published an article stating that the South Korean government evaluated the development levels of 50 national strategic technologies, including artificial intelligence, semiconductors, lithium-ion batteries, and autonomous driving systems. The results showed that by 2024, South Korea only leads China in 6 technologies. In the previous assessment (2022), South Korea led China in 17 technologies, and in 11 technologies including rechargeable batteries, South Korea lost its leading advantage.
According to the "2024 Technical Level Assessment Results" released by the Ministry of Science and Information and Communication Technology of South Korea, in the evaluation of 50 national strategic technologies, South Korea ranked last compared to the United States, China, Japan, and the European Union. If the technical level of the United States is considered 100%, then the technical level of China is 91.3%, followed by the EU (90.5%), Japan (84.9%), and South Korea (82.7%). In the 2022 assessment, the ranking was: United States (100%), EU (92.3%), China (86.5%), Japan (85.2%), and South Korea (81.7%), with China rising to second place, further widening the gap with South Korea.
Including the rechargeable battery sector, which was first in South Korea in 2022, South Korea was overtaken by China in semiconductors and display areas. Additionally, South Korea was also surpassed by China in next-generation nuclear energy and advanced biotechnology, where it had previously been at the top. In the field of artificial intelligence, the United States is first (100%), followed by China (93%), the EU (86.3%), South Korea (80.6%), and Japan (75.8%).
This recent assessment report submitted by the South Korean Ministry of Science and Information and Communication Technology to the President's Science and Technology Advisory Committee is the result of a comprehensive quantitative evaluation of papers and patents covering 11 fields and 136 core technologies. These 11 fields include: construction and transportation, disaster prevention and safety, aerospace and ocean, defense, machinery manufacturing, materials and nanotechnology, agriculture, forestry, fisheries and food, life health care, energy and resources, environment and meteorology, information and communication technology and software, as well as qualitative assessments by 1,180 experts. The assessment results show that the United States (100%), the EU (93.8%), China (86.8%), Japan (86.2%), and South Korea (82.8%).
Some people point out that this assessment does not directly reflect industrial competitiveness or commercialization levels, but the South Korean Ministry of Science and Information and Communication Technology stated in the report, "Securing strategic technologies is the key axis of national security and industrial competition. To quickly narrow the technological gap, policies should be implemented that maximize South Korea's strengths, such as ensuring infrastructure capabilities and application areas."
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