{"id":2319,"date":"2025-08-12T09:28:51","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T09:28:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/?p=2319"},"modified":"2025-10-22T08:59:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T08:59:23","slug":"building-excellence-in-sti-policy-the-2025-istic-kistep-training-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/2025\/08\/12\/building-excellence-in-sti-policy-the-2025-istic-kistep-training-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"KOREA : Building Excellence in STI Policy with the 2025 ISTIC\u2013KISTEP Training Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2319\" class=\"elementor elementor-2319\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f2b576 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0f2b576\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73e4c5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73e4c5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span class=\"TextRun SCXW5117033 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW5117033 BCX0\">From the 12th to 15th August 2025, the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW5117033 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW5117033 BCX0\">International Science, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW5117033 BCX0\">Technology<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW5117033 BCX0\"> and Innovation Centre (ISTIC) under the auspices of UNESCO<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW5117033 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW5117033 BCX0\"> and the <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW5117033 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kistep.re.kr\/eng\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined MacChromeBold SCXW5117033 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW5117033 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Korea Institute of Science and Technology Evaluation and Planning (KISTEP)<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW5117033 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW5117033 BCX0\"> jointly organized the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW5117033 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW5117033 BCX0\">2025 ISTIC\u2013KISTEP Training <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW5117033 BCX0\">Programme<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW5117033 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW5117033 BCX0\"> in Seoul, Republic of Korea. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW5117033 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW5117033 BCX0\">The <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW5117033 BCX0\">programme<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW5117033 BCX0\"> gathered <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW5117033 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW5117033 BCX0\">21 senior policymakers and officials from 1<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW5117033 BCX0\">5<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW5117033 BCX0\"> developing countries<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW5117033 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW5117033 BCX0\"> to exchange views on the theme <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW5117033 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW5117033 BCX0\">\u201cEnhancing STI Policy Excellence : Focusing on Evaluation Systems and Science Diplomacy: Insights from Korea.\u201d<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW5117033 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559731&quot;:708}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e33bf9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6e33bf9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-842f01e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"842f01e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span 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BCX0\">programme<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW149443771 BCX0\"> consisted of<strong> eight lecture sessions<\/strong> covering key aspects of Korea\u2019s approach to science and technology policy. Topics included the evolution of <\/span><\/span><strong><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW149443771 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW149443771 BCX0\">Korea\u2019s national STI strategy<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW149443771 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW149443771 BCX0\">, the <\/span><\/span><strong><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW149443771 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW149443771 BCX0\">Basic Plan for Science and Technology<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW149443771 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW149443771 BCX0\">, the identification of national <strong>strategic technologies<\/strong>, and methodologies for <strong>evaluating R&amp;D <\/strong><\/span><strong><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW149443771 BCX0\">programmes<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW149443771 BCX0\"> and institutions. Sessions also addressed <strong>budget<\/strong> allocation and coordination in research funding, as well as the role of science diplomacy in strengthening international cooperation.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW149443771 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559731&quot;:708}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51b8723 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"51b8723\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-546baad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"546baad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW14130742 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14130742 BCX0\">The initiative is part of a<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW14130742 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14130742 BCX0\"> l<strong>ong-standing collaboration between ISTIC and KISTEP<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW14130742 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14130742 BCX0\">, which began in 2009 with the launch of the joint STI Training <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW14130742 BCX0\">Programme<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14130742 BCX0\"> for High-Level Policymakers. The partnership is based on sharing <strong>Korea\u2019s experience<\/strong> in developing a strong policy framework for science, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14130742 BCX0\">technology<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14130742 BCX0\"> and innovation. Over the past 16 years, the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW14130742 BCX0\">programme<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14130742 BCX0\"> has trained more than <\/span><\/span><strong><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW14130742 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14130742 BCX0\">250 participants from 71 countries<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW14130742 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14130742 BCX0\"><strong>,<\/strong> providing both capacity building and a platform for international dialogue.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW14130742 BCX0\" 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