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KIST Celebrates the 48th Anniversary of Its Foundation (February 10, 2014)
- Date : 2014-03-25
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Marking the 48th anniversary of its foundation, KIST celebrated the occasion on February 10 (Mon.) 3:00 PM at KIST located at Hawolgok-dong, Sungbuk-gu with the attendance of 500 staff and guests including Kim, Gun, President of Korea Research Council of Fundamental Science & Technology, and Lee, Sang-mok, the first Vice Minister of Science, ICT and Future Planning.
Lee, Byung-gwon, the acting president of KIST said, “48 years of burning the midnight oil has paid off in developing KIST as well as Korea,” and he gave thanks to the efforts of all researchers and scientists in the field of technology. Dr. Lee has stressed on three commitments. First, science and technology must become the foundation for a creative economy through convergence research. Second, more efforts should be placed on the future of Hongrung Complex, as a source for creative economy. Third, with the establishment of V-KIST, pending collaborative partnership with Switzerland and many more, KIST must play the role of global leader in becoming a creative S&T Mecca.
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Since its founding in February 10, 1966, KIST has been serving as a R&D leader over the last half century to meet new challenges that arise including improvement in advanced technology, and development in the latest core and basic technology. As KIST is nearing its 50th anniversary in 2016, KIST renewed its goals to meet new challenges with greatest efforts in the new era.