On March 2, South Korea's ** "Herald Economy" published an article saying that according to the survey, South Korea was surpassed by China in terms of the level of core technology that determines national strength. This is the first time it has been surpassed by China since the inter-country comparative survey was conducted in 2012.
Recently, the Ministry of Science and ICT of the Republic of Korea held the 57th Steering Committee Meeting of the National Science and Technology Advisory Council and announced the results of the 2022 Science and Technology Proficiency Assessment that includes the above contents.
The assessment covers construction, transportation, disaster safety, aerospace, aviation, marine, defence, machinery manufacturing, materials, nano, agriculture, fishery, food, life, healthcare, energy, resources, environment, meteorology, information and communication technology software, and is conducted every two years and targets key science and technology in 11 major areas. It is an approach that combines the analysis of the pass and patents with the evaluation of 1,360 experts.
According to the evaluation results, if the United States, the most technologically advanced country, is considered to be 100%, the overall technological level of South Korea is 815%。It was found that this figure was the lowest among the five major economies surveyed. 94 in the European Union7% compared to 86 in Japan4% compared to 82 in China6% and 81 in South Korea5%。
South Korea compared to 80 at the time of the 2020 survey1% compared to 14 percentage points, but China rose by 26 percentage points to 826%, surpassing South Korea for the first time. In terms of technology gaps, South Korea and China were analyzed in 2020 as lagging behind the United States by 33 years, but in the 2022 assessment, China (3 years) is better than South Korea (3.).2 years) to further narrow the gap.
Detailed assessment of 50 national strategic technologies out of 136 technologies in 11 fields, further widening the gap with China.
At the national strategic technical level, if the United States is considered to be at the highest level (100%), then the European Union (92.)3%), China (865%), Japan (852%) and South Korea (81.).7%）。
Compared to other countries, Korea has only one field in which rechargeable batteries are rated as having the highest level of technology. Compared to the United States, the proportion of aerospace and marine is lower at 55%, and the proportion of quantum industry is 658%。
Experts agreed that for technologies with large technological gaps, it is necessary to formulate development plans from a medium- and long-term perspective and participate in international research and development.
"In order to maintain the gap and secure the necessary technologies, it is necessary to identify the strengths and weaknesses of each technology, the policy needs of each field, and develop a technology strategy," the assessment expert proposed. Compared to the United States, it is rated as 11The eight-year aerospace and marine sector should continue its development program in the medium to long term and strengthen international R&D involvement. ”