EKC 2022

DIVISIONS

Special Topic

Science and Technology in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and Prospect of SDG Cooperation

Date / Time	2022-07-21 15:20 -- 16:50
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Conveners / Chairs	MR. SONG, Jaeryoung Unification Korea Association of Science and Technology (UKAST) / Green Technology Center (GTC) Show Profile Mr. Jaeryoung Song has been working as a senior researcher at Green Technology Center (GTC) which is government-funded research institute and spearheading international research and development across more than 10 countries with a focus on energy, water, green transportation, smart city, waste to management, and agricultural adaption over 10 years. He worked at the Presidential Council on Climate and Air Quality (NCCA) of the Republic of Korea for making international science and technology programs with UN agencies for 2 years. And he also served the National Research Council of Science & Technology (NST) for three years as a head of international cooperation division and research and development (R&D) strategy division. He contributed to establishing the inter - Korean science and technology cooperation strategy and international R&D strategy for 25 GRIs under the NST. He is now a steering member of Unification Korea Association of Science and Technology. DR. PARK, Ho-yong President of UKAST (Unification Korea Association of Science and Technology) Show Profile - Principal Researcher, KRIBB (Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology) - Professor, UST (University of Science and Technology) - President, UKAST (Unification Korea Association of Science and Technology) - President, Korea Association of Public Intellectual Property for Industrialization - CEO, Insect Biotech, Co. Ltd - Ph.D (1987), Seoul National University
Synopsis	Recently, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) has been having a harder time due to the impact of COVID-19 along with the damage caused by climate change. Accordingly, North Korea's damage and difficulties are evident not only in the UN reports submitted by North Korea but also in related international reports. North Korea has made various efforts to respond to climate change and SDGs in collaboration with the UN organization located in Pyongyang. The government has created the so-called "North Korean SDG" and linked it to the science and technology sectors. As a result of this contradiction, as can be seen from the recent UN Security Council resolution, the international community has banned science and technology cooperation with North Korea. However, in terms of human life and human rights, it is necessary to prepare for cooperation with them. Under the assumption that UN sanctions will be resolved for cooperation with North Korea, the session aims to discuss the prospects for cooperation with North Korea based on science and technology related to the UN SDGs. To this end, In the session, South Korea and Europe experts on science and technology of North Korea will gather to discuss pending agendas on science and technology of North Korea and visible cooperation plans for achieving the SDGs. - Hosted by Unification Korea Association of Science and Technology (UKAST), National Research Council of Science and Technology (NST), and Hanns Seidel Stiftung (HSS) - Sponsored by Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI), and Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) ---- Program - 15:20 - 15:30 [Opening Session] Dr. Park, Ho-Yong (President, UKAST) Dr. Kim, Joosun (Director-General, NST) - 15:30 - 16:40 [Session: S&T in North Korea and Prospect of SDGs Cooperation] Dr. Yang, Hong-Jin (Director, KASI) Dr. Lee, Hyung-Kew (Principal Researcher, KRISS) Dr. Koh, Kyung-Taek (Principal Researcher, KICT) Prof. James HAMMOND (University of London) Dr. Kang, Hojye (Prof, Freie Universität Berlin) Mr. Song, Jaeryoung (Senior Researcher, Green Technology Center) Mr. Chua, Calvin (Associate Head of Programs, Choson Exchange) - 16:40 - 16:50 [Open Discussion & Closing]
Speakers	DR. YANG, Hong-jin (Korea Astronomy And Space Science Institute) [ 15:30 - 15:42 ] Title: Efforts and Issues of Inter-Korean Cooperation in Astronomy DR. LEE, Hyung-kew (Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS)) [ 15:42 - 15:54 ] Title: Measurement Stnadards in South and North Korea DR. KOH, Kyung-taek (Korea Institute Of Civil Engineering And Building Technology (KICT)) [ 15:54 - 16:06 ] Title: North Korea's Infrastructure and Sustainable Inter-Korean Infrastructure Cooperation PROF. HAMMOND, James (Birkbeck, University Of London) [ 16:06 - 16:18 ] Title: The Mount Paektu Research Centre: Science Exchange with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea DR. KANG, Hojye (Institut für Koreastudien, Freie Universität Berlin) [ 16:18 - 16:30 ] Title: How to cooperate in science and technology with North Korea MR. SONG, Jaeryoung (Unification Korea Association Of Science And Technology (UKAST)) [ 16:30 - 16:35 ] Title: Inter-Korean Cooperation on Science and Technology in Response to Climate Change MR. CHUA, Calvin (Associate Head of Programs, Choson Exchange) [ 16:35 - 16:40 ] Title: Perspectives on How to Use the Sustainability Sector to Engage North Korea