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Persons of Distinguished Service to Science and Technology of Korea are people with distinguished merits in the contribution to national scientific and technological development, among those people in the science and technology area, engaged in R&D and technological innovation activities according to the enforcement decree of the Act on the honorable treatment of, and support for, persons of distinguished service to science and technology (Act No. 13579) enacted on December 22, 2015.

Summary

 * Persons with a distinguished contribution to economic and social development by developing new technology or improving technology;
 * Persons with distinguished academic merits, such as winners of an internationally renowned science and technology award, etc.;
 * Persons with a distinguished contribution to the development of a specific area in science and technology via continued R&D and technological innovations.

The project is expected to respect and support persons of distinguished services to science and technology of Korea, by which contributing to enhancing the honor and price of the personnel in science and technology and to a social culture where persons in science and technology are respected.

Basic Qualification
A person in science and technology who performed or is performing R&D and/or technological innovation activities in the area of natural science, engineering, etc. or related interdisciplinary integration

※ In the case of a deceased person, restricted to those who died after the establishment of the Korean government

Designation Criteria

 * A person who created economic value or contributed to the enhancement of competitiveness of related industries by developing new technology or improving technology
 * A person who solved a social problem or contributed to the enhancement of people's quality of life by developing new technology or improving technology
 * A person who developed a research area or prepared the academic foundations of the area through a new discovery or discovering a new principle
 * A person who accomplished original and leading academic performance in an area by winning an internationally renowned award in science and technology, etc.
 * A person with a distinguished contribution to the development of science and technology in an area which has great public benefit by performing a long process of R&D and/or technological innovations
 * Other persons who are deemed by the Minister of Science and ICT to have contributed to the development of science and technology to the same level of a person stated in the five categories above, via developing policies on science and technology

※ However, those who fall in any of the items 1 to 4 of Article 79 (1) of the Act on the honorable treatment of, and support for, persons of distinguished service to the state are excluded from the designation.

Procedures of Examination
The designation goes through a fair and rigid verification process, focusing on lifetime achievements to designate and discover a person of distinguished service to science and technology so that people may feel empathy toward the program.


 * Public invitation and discovery of candidates
 * Prior review (Discovery Committee)
 * Technical review (Technical Review Committee)
 * Final examination
 * Investigation and open verification on matters of designation restrictions
 * Designation as a person of distinguished service to science and technology

Honorable treatment

 * Posting on the Hall of Fame of science and technology figures
 * Invitation to and honorable treatment in the protocol of events related to science and technology
 * Providing benefits in using welfare facilities designated by Presidential decree
 * Publication of a book on the distinguished services by persons of distinguished service to science and technology, promoting achievements such as major writings, papers, etc.
 * Consulting for the establishment of national policies on science and technology
 * Preferential handling of immigration control
 * Other matters determined by Presidential decree

Support for activities

 * Research on science and technology
 * Technical assistance and consultation for start-ups, SMEs, and venture companies
 * Consulting on the government’s policies on science and technology
 * Education and lectures in the area of science and technology
 * Writing and translations in the area of science and technology
 * Technical assistance for developing countries
 * Academic exchanges among persons of distinguished service to science and technology and newly emerging persons in science and technology
 * International exchanges and cooperation in the areas of science and technology