National Bio Commission is launched...It will be nurtured as a second semiconductor.

[Anchor]
Bio is one of the three major game changers that the government actively fosters along with artificial intelligence and quantum.

The National Bio Commission, which oversees and coordinates domestic bio policies with the president as its chairman, will soon be launched.

Reporter Lee Sung-kyu summarized the significance and specific role of the bio committee.

[Reporter]
Vaccines and treatments that played a crucial role in ending the pandemic during the last COVID-19 pandemic.

As such, Bio is rapidly emerging as a game changer that will change the future not only in health care but also in security, environment, and industry.

In line with this international trend, the National Bio Commission will be launched to coordinate and decide national bio policies.

[Park Sang-wook / Senior Presidential Secretary for Science and Technology: Bio is not only leading innovation in many sectors but also approaching our lives faster than artificial intelligence, so the government has no choice but to pay attention to bio as the next generation of food after semiconductors.]

[Reporter]
Next month, the first meeting chaired by the president will be held and a support group will be set up separately.

In the future, the Commission will actively reflect private opinions and significantly improve regulations that hinder bio-development and competitiveness.

It also plans to collect all national capabilities, such as expanding bio-related infrastructure industries and establishing a joint public-private cooperation system.

The government is also stepping up support for the artificial intelligence and quantum sectors, considered one of the top three game changers along with Bio.

[Park Sang-wook / Senior Presidential Secretary for Science and Technology: In addition, the AI Safety Research Center will open at the end of November, where the AI Safety Research Center will study safety evaluation, ethics, policy, and governance, as well as safety technology development.]

[Reporter]
The bio sector, which has been weak in organic cooperation due to policies and investments by ministries such as the Ministry of Science and ICT, the Ministry of Health and Welfare, and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.

With the launch of a strong decision-making body headed by the president, attention is being paid to whether semiconductors will become the second food.

I'm Lee Sung Kyu of YTN Science.