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 Summary of
 member organizations
National Research
Foundation of Korea		 Korea Institute of Planning &
Evaluation for Technology in Food,
Agriculture and Forestry		 Korea Evaluation Institute
of Industrial Technology
Korea Institute of Energy Technology
Evaluation and Planning		 Korea Institute
for Advancement of Technology		 Korea Health Industry
Development Institute
Korea Environmental
Industry & Technology Institute		 Korea Agency for Infrastructure
TechnologyAdvancement		 Korea Institute of Marine Science &
Technology Promotion
Korea Technology and Information
PromotionAgency for SMEs		 Institute of Information & Communications Technology Planning & Evaluation Korea Meteorological Institute
Korea Creative Content Agency Korea Forestry Promotion Institute Korea Foundation of Nuclear Safety
Korea Research Institute for defense Technology planning and advancement Korea Institute of Advancement for Police-technology Commercialization Promotion Agency for R&D Outcomes
Commercialization Promotion Agency for R&D Outcomes
Purpose of establishment To contribute to the promotion of science and technology and the enhancement of national competitiveness by conducting research and support on the utilization and diffusion of research and development projects promoted by the Ministry of Science and ICT and the creation of science and technology-based jobs
Grounds for establishment Article 32 of the Civil Code (establishment and permission of non-profit corporations) and the Act on the Establishment and Operation of Public Interest Corporations
※ Article 9 of the Regulations on the Processing of Research and Development Projects in the Science and Technology Sector under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Science and ICT (Specialized Agency)
※ Article 14 of the Research Industry Promotion Act (designation of a dedicated institution, etc.)
History
  • 2012. 12. Established as the Research and Development Outcomes Support Center (Foundation)
  • 2014. 04. Renamed to the Research Outcomes Commercialization Promotion Agency (Foundation)
  • 2015. 12. Designated as the entrusted institution for the dissemination and commercialization of research and development outcomes by the Ministry of Science and ICT
  • 2017. 02. Designated as a quasi-governmental institution
  • 2018. 02. Renamed to the Science and Technology Jobs Promotion Agency
  • 2021. 01. Designated as a specialized and entrusted institution for research and development projects by Article 9 of the Regulations on the Processing of Research and Development Projects in the Science and Technology Sector under the Ministry of Science and ICT
  • 2022. 04. Designated as the specialized agency for research industry promotion under Article 14 of the Research Industry Promotion Act
  • 2023. 01. Renamed to the Science and Technology Commercialization Promotion Agency
Function and role
  • Promotion of the commercialization of science and technology through the utilization and dissemination of public research outcomes and the advancement of the research industry
  • Leading the promotion of the research industry and industry-academia-research collaboration through tailored commercialization and startup support for public research outcomes, as well as the activation of the research industry.
Promotion of the Utilization of Public Research Outcomes
  • Enhancement of Policy Planning for the Utilization and Dissemination of Research Outcomes and Advancement of the Utilization Platform
  • Promotion of the Utilization of Research Outcomes through Demand-Driven Technology Commercialization and Activation of Industry-Academia-Research Collaboration
  • Expansion of Science and Technology-Based Lab Startups and Development of Specialized Personnel for Technology Commercialization
Promotion of the Research Industry Expansion of the research industry market and creation of an industrial ecosystem through systematic development and support for all sectors of the research industry based on market demand.
Ministry of jurisdiction (Division in charge) Ministry of Science and ICT, Division of Research Performance and Innovation Policy
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