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On April 21, 2002, the 34th anniversary of Science Day in the Republic of Korea, the Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies (KOFST) issued a call for public action. It challenged the Korean government by releasing a “Declaration of Crisis in Science and Technology.” “[F]or years,” the declaration observed, “our leaders have claimed that ‘science and technology are together the country’s life-line.’” “But,” it asserted, “they have neglected to create a society in which scientists and engineers are nurtured and recognized. … [W]e can’t stop feeling deceived.” “[A]s our hopes have crumbled,” it warned, “we can no longer tolerate our present situation in which five million scientists and engineers working silently in their classrooms, labs, and the field are neglected.”1
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Han, K., Downey, G.L. (2014). What Are Korean Engineers For?. In: Engineers for Korea. Synthesis Lectures on Global Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-02128-2_1
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