■The Ministry of Science and ICT on the 30th conducted the 2025 National Safe Korea drill for laboratory disaster response in a joint exercise with related ministries, fire and police authorities, and related organizations such as the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and the Korea Gas Safety Corporation (KGS). The drill was held to assess the capacity to respond swiftly and minimize casualties in a potential lithium battery fire disaster in a laboratory. Vice Minister Bae Kyung-hoon said, "We will strengthen a comprehensive laboratory disaster management system by internalizing safety response capabilities through regular disaster prevention drills and establishing a close cooperation framework with related organizations."
■The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) said on the afternoon of the 30th that Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font and officials from the government and major research institutions made an official visit to KIST's main campus in Seongbuk District, Seoul. The visit coincided with the Chilean president's trip to Korea for the APEC summit and was arranged for substantive discussions to strengthen science and technology cooperation between Korea and Chile. First Vice Minister Gu Hyuk-chae emphasized, "If we combine the diverse scientific and technological strengths of both countries, we can achieve future-oriented cooperation."
■The Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI) will host the "2025 Future Promising Technology Conference" on the 6th at the COEX Grand Conference Room in Seoul. The theme of the conference is "Future promising technologies to respond to the climate crisis," focusing on exploring advanced science and technologies that can not only overcome the climate crisis but also turn it into a new growth opportunity. KISTI has built an "intelligent future analysis system" that boasts world-class prediction accuracy using AI and will derive and present future promising technologies and promising commercialization items by combining expert insights.
■The Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI) held a "49th founding anniversary ceremony" on the 30th in the main auditorium at its Changwon headquarters. The ceremony also included award presentations such as the National Research Council of Science & Technology (NST) Chairperson's Award, the Model Employee Award, the Integrity Award, the Long Service Award, and the Excellent Laboratory for Safety Management Award. President Kim presented the institution's vision as "benefiting the world with electricity" and noted, "We must reaffirm the clear goal that testing and certification services, technology commercialization, and research administration activities contribute to the development of Korea's science, technology, and industry."