Report on plenary presentations in Gyeongju & Incheon, Korea
October 22-27, 2006
The major objectives of this trip were:
Topics in the general area of nanoelectronic materials and devices were discussed at the Conference. Theme of the Conference was "Emerging Nanotechnology and Impact on Technology Innovation in Industry". Discussions did emphasize a multidisciplinary approach (materials, devices, systems, and fabrications).
Simposium covering both industrial and scientific perspectives of materials, devices, modules and systems to achieve VLSI Photonics and optoelectronics as applicable to the electronics.
By 2025, Korea aims to be among the top seven most technologically advanced
nations in the world. The government of Korea has announced an ambitious plan and is
significantly increasing the powers of its science and technology (S&T) agencies such as the
Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST). Along with these changes comes a substantial
increase in funding. Over the next 20 years, investments will be focused in key areas such as
information technology (IT), biotechnology, environmental technologies, new materials,
nanotechnology, space technology, and atomic energy. This report provides a review of Korea’s
new government research and development (R&D) programs, R&D budgets, S&T policies, S&T
organizations, and international S&T activities.
China is currently in the process of constructing centers for the exploitation of
nanotechnology in Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, and elsewhere. This report introduces some of the
influential scientists who are involved in heading these centers, and their views on
nanotechnology in China are briefly presented in an interview format. With the completion of
these new centers, which is scheduled to be in the near future, China will have the infrastructure
in place to begin challenging the West’s lead in the field of nanotechnology.
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