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From Disaster Medical Treatment to Industrial Accidents-Research for an Integrated Healthcare Innovation System (May 21, 2021)
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From Disaster Medical Treatment to Industrial Accidents-Research for an Integrated Healthcare Innovation System
The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST; President: Dr. Seok Jin Yoon) and National Research Council of Science & Technology (NST; Acting Chairperson: In Hwan Lee) held a signboard-hanging ceremony to mark the foundation of the Augmented Safety System with Intelligence Sensing & Tracking (ASSIST) at KIST’s headquarters in Seongbuk-gu on May 20 (Thursday).
With
the NST’s support, KIST's ASSIST team will focus on carrying out its three
years of research for the purpose of “supporting medical systems based on on-site
demands that can realize sustainable K-quarantine policies and prevent worker
deaths and major injuries caused by industrial accidents.”
The
Disaster Medical Treatment/Industrial Accident Safety Enhancement convergence
research team develops ICT convergent technologies which reduce the risk of industrial
accidents and support stable operations in high-risk work environments during
disaster situations such as the COVID-19 pandemic, including remote and mobile
screening systems, non-face-to-face patient monitoring technology, and worker
safety management systems.
Along
with KIST, government-funded research institutes such as the Korea Institute of
Energy Research, Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information, three
university hospitals, four public institutes, and seven companies will
participate in the joint research project.
Dr.
Sang Kyung Kim, head of ASSIST, mentioned that "in order to suggest a research
direction based on demands and solutions, many government-funded research institutes
and hospitals have been monitoring these sites and conducting research
together. We are planning to develop pioneering technologies to innovate
medical systems in the post-COVID-19 era, from disease diagnosis and non-face-to-face
diagnosis to industrial safety management.”
The President of KIST, Dr. Seok Jin Yoon, stated that “the goal of this project is to develop technologies that can actually be used in disaster-related medical situations.” He also added that “KIST will do its best to commercialize technologies developed during the project so that they can be linked to securing national growth engines, and create jobs in related industries by deriving fundamental technologies that comply with practical and convergent research projects."