Convergence Research

  1. 홈
  2. NST Function
  3. Stimulating convergence research ecosystem
  4. Convergence Research

Purpose

To resolve social issues and create future growth engines by conducting GRI-centered convergence research activities that reflect national/social issues and industrial demands

Details

  • 01 Planning convergence research program
  • 02 Operating convergence research programs

Implementation system

NST (Office of Convergence Research, Convergence Research Committee) oversees programs; detailed tasks are conducted in the form of an open lab centering on GRIs

  1. Convergence Research Committee
    • Develop mid- to long-term strategies
    • Find convergence themes
    • System improvement, etc.
    Supervision/
    Mediation
    Budget demand
    Project development
Open platform for industry-academia-research image - Precedent convergence researches ←→ Convergence cluster → [Convergence among research groups] Commercialization, Future-leading(From left to right, Short-term, Long-term) → [Creative convergence researches Small and medium-sized convergence] Performance enhancement, Challenging/Creative(From left to right, Short-term, Long-term) 이미지 확대보기
Support
NST Office of Convergence Research

01. Planning convergence research program

Purpose

To contribute to fostering a convergence innovation ecosystem by establishing a convergence research project system

Details
  • Convergence research policy development Devise mid- to long-term operation strategies for NST’s own convergence research programs, including vision, core values, and strategies, and develop policies such as improvements in program details and operations
  • Convergence research planning Plan research programs and find research themes fitting the characteristics of each type by coming up with detailed and strategic tasks, including strategic and promising technologies

Operating convergence research program

02-1. Convergence Research Center (CRC) Program

Purpose

To resolve national/social issues and major technical issues of the industrial circles through On-site* research involving GRIs

caution An immersive research implementation approach in which researchers from different institutions work on a project in a shared research space before returning to their respective institutions after the project's conclusion

Details

Resolve ongoing key national/social issues and support key technology development projects* in the emerging fields

caution Considering relations to science and technology, the adequacy of convergence research, national/social significance, economic impacts, etc.

Future-leading
  • Mid- to long-term research for addressing national/social issues and developing future technology(Funding) 3+3 years (approx. KRW 4–8 billion/year)
    • Institution contributions: Over 30% of the total R&D expenses of the year
Commercialization
  • Research for addressing technical issues of the industrial circles and developing key technologies in the emerging fields(Funding) 3 years (approx. KRW 4–8 billion/year)
    • Institution contributions: Over 30% of the total R&D expenses of the year

02-2. Creative Allied Project (CAP)

Purpose

To achieve innovative research outcomes through challenging and creative convergence research and to foster a research culture where researchers are not afraid of failure

Details

Provide support for convergence research for enhancing the technology readiness levels of existing research findings and conducting challenging and innovative research through autonomous convergence research planning between GRIs

Challenging/ Creative
  • Challenging and innovative research through autonomous convergence research projects(Funding) 2+3 years (approx. KRW 2 billion/year, Phase 1: KRW 1.4 billion)
    • Institution contributions for phase 1: Exempted; Institution contributions for phase 2: Over 30% of the total R&D expenses of the year
Performance enhancement
  • Enhance technology readiness levels through follow-up convergence research projects of existing research (TRL 5 to 6 → TRL 7 or higher)(Funding) 3 years (approx. KRW 2 billion/year)
    • Institution contributions: Over 30% of the total R&D expenses of the year

02-3. Convergence Pilot Study (CPS)

Purpose

To aid in the success of medium or large-sized convergence research projects by assisting the empirical verification of convergence research themes and ideas

Details

Aid in project planning by raising questions consistent with convergence research themes and verifying the feasibility and solutions of full-scale convergence technology research

  • (Funding) 1 year (approx. KRW 200 million/year, institution contributions exempted)

02-4. Convergence Cluster (CCL) Program

Purpose

To support research exchanges and encourage convergence research planning by building a network for exchanges among researchers from GRIs and the industrial, academic, and research circles

Details

Conduct convergence research network activities and develop convergence research items

Multidisciplinary
  • Share expertise and find convergence research themes through multidisciplinary exchanges between different science and technology fields or science and technology and humanities/sociology/art, etc. (Funding) 2 years (KRW 50 million/year); 1 year (KRW 50 million/year)
Creative
  • Discover creative ideas and share and communicate about research with each other(Funding) 1 year (KRW 10 million/year)