홍남기 "그린바이오 핵심 기술개발 로드맵 연내 마련"<br /><br />South Korea is working on a long-term plan to nurture green biotech as part of the government's Korean Green New Deal Projects. <br />Eum Ji-young has more. <br /> <br />South Korea is to come up with a road map within this year for developing core biotechnology for Korean Green New Deal Projects.<br />Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki, in a meeting with economy related ministers on Monday, discussed ways to upgrade the country's bio industry and promote Korea's "green" growth.<br /><br />"The government will support all phases of nurturing the green biotechnology industry so that it can emerge as a promising industry to drive the economy in the future."<br /><br /> To do that he said, South Korea will concentrate on 5 core fields including microbiomes, alternative food, and veterinary medicines. <br />He added that the government will draw up a long-term plan within this year.<br /><br />"The government is to create related infrastructure including an agricultural super-computing center that utilizes big data by 2023."<br /><br />Under the plan, 2,000 biotech personnel will be trained per year to increase the bio-industry talent pool.<br />The government plans to implement a Korean version of the National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training which is a global training center to train bioprocessing workers.<br />The government also plans to train more people to develop new medicine and precision medicine.<br />In July, the South Korean government unveiled its blueprint to invest over 130 billion U.S. dollars by 2025 to create 1-point-9 million jobs in the Korean New Deal which has two main pillars "digital" and "green".<br /> In regards to the Green New Deal, the government plans to boost the country's industrial competitiveness, but at the same time protecting the environment. <br />Eum Ji-young, Arirang News. <br />
