Signal Share of science and technology researchers located outside the capital region falls from 37 to 32 percent

Summary

The plan reports that the share of science and technology researchers located in the regions fell from 37 percent in 2015 to 32 percent in 2024, according to KISTEP. It uses the figure to illustrate the deepening imbalance between the capital region and the rest of the country. The plan argues that national innovation requires full use of innovation resources in the regions and in small and medium firms, not only in the capital region and large companies. It warns that the imbalance raises concerns about declining industrial dynamism. The plan also displays charts on regional shares of GDP and on a regional science and technology innovation capacity index as background.