Blue House Secretary Cho Kyung-sik was selected as an administrator who will vigorously promote the current government’s digital New Deal policy and take responsibility for the achievements.
Former secretary Kyung-sik Cho is an ICT-specialized bureaucrat who passed through the Ministry of Information and Communication, the Korea Communications Commission, and the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, which were the predecessors of the Ministry of Science and Technology, and is evaluated as a member of the Blue House’s determination to lay the foundation for the world’s best digital powerhouse through the Digital New Deal.
In addition, Yong Hong-taek, head of the R&D Policy Office, appointed as the 1st Vice Minister, is also criticized for being arranged to maintain the science and technology policy stance of’people-centered R&D innovation’.
On the 26th, the Blue House announced that it had appointed Yong Hong-taek, head of the R&D policy department of the Ministry of Science and ICT, and the digital innovation secretary in the science and technology advisory office, respectively, to the 1st and 2nd vice ministers of the Ministry of Science and Technology.
Until now, the Ministry of Science and ICT has made achievements such as the world’s first commercialization of 5G through ICT policies, the national strategy of artificial intelligence (AI), and the launch of new technologies and services through regulatory sandboxes. It has played a supporting role to receive.
In particular, last year, the Ministry of Science and ICT has been pursuing a Korean version of the New Deal strategy in which all ministries participate to overcome the difficult economy due to the threat of Corona 19 and for innovative growth through digital transformation. Here, the Ministry of Science and ICT is setting a goal of leading the economic and social structure change and creating the majesty of a leading country with a digital New Deal policy represented by DNA (data, network, artificial intelligence).
The 2nd Vice Minister Cho Joong-sik is a person who has faithfully played the role of a bridge between industries, academia, relations, and relations in the central axis, from broadcasting and communication convergence to the convergence of heterogeneous industries through ICT. In the future data-based governance convergence era, it is an evaluation that the best bureaucracy to lead the digital new deal.
In addition, he received a generous score for policy promotion and communication targeting the media, as he served as a spokesperson twice for the Korea Communications Commission and its successor, the Ministry of Future Creation. President Yoo Young-min, who was appointed at the end of last year, has the experience of working together with President Yoo as the Minister of Science and ICT.
On that day, Cheong Wa Dae spokesman Kang Min-seok also said, “It is the best talent for high-ranking public officials based on business expertise and morality,” and said, “The personnel to stabilize the organization, new vitality and reinforce the performance of state administration in the second half of power through promotion within the public officials.”
He then stated the reason for the appointment, saying, “It is aimed at speedily pursuing major national affairs such as the Digital New Deal and carbon neutrality.”
The 2nd Vice Minister Cho Kyoung-sik completed the 34th administrative exam, Bae Jae-go in Seoul, the Department of Business Administration at Korea University, and the Master’s degree at Michigan State University in the United States. At the Ministry of Information and Communication, the predecessor of the Ministry of Science and Technology, he served as the head of the information security industry, the head of the information use promotion department, the head of the communication competition policy team, and the head of the communication and broadcasting policy general team.
After the Ministry of Information and Communication was consolidated and abolished with the former Broadcasting Commission, he served as the Chief of Radio Planning Division, Planning and Finance Officer, and International Cooperation Office at the Korea Communications Commission. . Since then, he has worked as an auditor of the Korea Education Broadcasting Corporation, and has worked as a digital innovation secretary in the Science and Technology Advisory Office of the Presidential Policy Office.
The 1st Vice Minister Yong Hong-taek completed the Department of Electrical Engineering at Hanyang University and master’s degree at the same university with the 26th technical examination.He served as Director of Future Talent Policy at the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, Director of Science and Technology Policy at the Ministry of Science and Technology, Director of Information and Communication Industry Policy, and Director of Research and Development Policy.
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▲ Gwangju Daedong High School
▲ Department of Electrical Engineering, Hanyang University
▲ Master of Electrical Engineering, Hanyang University
▲ Technical examination 26 times
▲ Director of Future Talent Policy, Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning
▲ Director of Science and Technology Policy, Ministry of Science and Technology Information and Communication
▲ Information and Communication Industry Policy Office, Ministry of Science and Technology Information and Communication
▲ Head of Research and Development Policy Division, Ministry of Science and Technology Information and Communication
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▲Seoul Exclusion High School
▲ Department of Business Administration, Korea University
▲ Master of Arts in Financial Management, Michigan State University, USA
▲ Public Administration Examination 34 times
▲ Head of Information Security Industry Division, Information Planning Office, Ministry of Information and Communication
▲ Head of Information Use Promotion Section, Ministry of Information and Communication
▲ Communication Competition Policy Team Leader, Communication Radio Broadcasting Policy Division, Ministry of Information and Communication
▲ Head of Communications Broadcasting Policy Division, Communications Radio Broadcasting Policy Division, Ministry of Information and Communication
▲ Head of Radio Planning Division, Korea Communications Commission
▲ Head of Radio Policy Planning Division, Korea Communications Commission
▲ Planning and Finance Officer, Korea Communications Commission
▲ Planning and Finance Officer, Korea Communications Commission
▲International Cooperation Office, Korea Communications Commission
▲ Spokesperson of the Korea Communications Commission
▲ Policy Planning Office, Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning
▲ Spokesman of the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning
▲ Director, Broadcasting Promotion Policy Bureau, Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning
▲ Director of Broadcasting Promotion Policy Office, Information and Communication Policy Office, Ministry of Science and Technology Information and Communication
▲ Secretary General, Korea Communications Commission
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