Issue Mobilizing private R&D and linking ministries to turn Korea's large R&D inputs into results

Summary

The plan frames a national task of pooling capacity so that Korea's large research inputs produce results. Private R&D accounts for 79 percent of national R&D, so promoting it is described as essential. The plan also calls for real links between the investment and policy instruments of different ministries. It cites an OECD review of Korean mission-oriented innovation policy from March 2025, which recommended better links among ministries' systems for R&D, tax support, industrial promotion and technology protection. The issue is whether Korea can move from high inputs to coordinated, market-reaching outcomes.