Signal Humanities and social science research receives only 1.0% of Korea's 29.6 trillion won government R&D budget

Summary

The plan argues that talent policy should combine industrial, employment and settlement measures such as visas and children's education, yet it is pursued separately by each ministry and field. In particular it points to the absence of a national control tower and a national direction for talent policy. This fragmentation is said to create silos and blind spots that undermine policy effectiveness. As one example of a blind spot, the plan points out that academic research funding for the humanities and social sciences amounts to 299.6 billion won, only 1.0 percent of government R&D spending of 29.6 trillion won. As an example of silos it cites a 2024 National Assembly Budget Office finding that foreign workers are managed by different ministries, which complicates their use.