English version: Korea help to establish the First National S&T Master Plan of Cambodia Ministry of Planning

Korea help to establish the First National S&T Master Plan of Cambodia Ministry of Planning

Phnom Penh: Ministry of Planning and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Korea will sign a Record of Discussion to start a $3.5 million project called “project for the Establishment of Cambodia’s National Science and Technology Master Plan 2014-2020” on June 24, 2011 at the office of the Ministry of Planning.

According to the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) new release was shown on June 24, 2011, this project is the grant aid from Korean Government to Cambodia to contribute to the sustainable socioeconomic development of Cambodia through the establishment of the National S&T Master Plan, which will guide domestic research and development (R&D) infrastructure building, capability expansion, and government research projects.

Within 3 years from 2011 to 2013, the project was planned to (1) establish National S&T Master plan that focuses on the research and development in 3 such core industries as Agriculture, Industry Infrastructure, and Information and Communication Technology sectors; (2) dispatch Korean Experts to Cambodia for the establishment of the Master Plan; (3) provide equipment related to S&T system and ICT infrastructure; and (4) invite related Cambodian government officials to joint training in Korea.