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2010-04-06 12:07

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The Ministry of Science and Technology yesterday formed a committee of experts, including stem cell scientist Hwang Woo-suk who will be put in charge of guiding Korea`s future in the science and technology field.

At a ceremony held at Lotte Hotel in Seoul, Science and Technology Minister Oh Myung appointed 23 scientists and technology experts to the "committee for future science and technology," which also included Yun Jong-yong, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics Co.

The ministry said the think tank will likely to focus on such fields as expanding human life, robots and space travel.

The group`s main role will be to draw up mid- to long-term plans to strengthen Korea`s competitiveness in these areas and select specific technologies to focus the nation`s resources, it said.

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The committee will be co-headed by Hwang, Yoon and Shin Jae-in, vice president at the Korean Federation of Science and Technology.

"The purpose of the committee is to recognize technologies that will become growth engines for the country in the next 10 to 20 years and enhance the nation`s competitiveness," Oh said.

(mhkim@heraldm.com)



By Kim Min-hee

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