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Samsung Electronics Vice President Lee Jin-yeop and others who have contributed to research and technology development are awarded
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Samsung Electronics Vice President Lee Jin-yeop and others who have contributed to research and technology development are awarded

Technology Developer's DaySamsung ElectronicsJinyeop Lee

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  • The first Technology Developer's Day commemoration ceremony, which was promoted to the first legal national commemoration of this year, was held in Yeouido, Seoul on the 7th.
  • Rewards were given to those who contributed to research and technology development, including Samsung Electronics Vice President Lee Jin-yeop receiving the Science and Technology Medal for Innovation.

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To commemorate the hard work of 450,000 technology developers across the country, Technology Developer Day was designated as a statutory national holiday for the first time this year.

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Samsung Electronics Vice President Lee Jin-yeop and others who have contributed to research and technology development are awarded

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Cho Seung-han = To honor the hard work of 450,000 technology developers across the country, a ceremony to celebrate Technology Developers' Day, which was promoted to the first legal national anniversary of the year, was held on the 7th.

The Ministry of Science and ICT announced that it held the '2026 Technology Developer Day Commemoration Ceremony' at Fairmont Ambassador Seoul in Yeouido, Seoul on the 7th.

The event was held to award awards to engineers and corporate researchers who have played a leading role in national economic growth and industrial development and to establish a social climate in which scientists and engineers are respected.

Technology Developer's Day was designated as a statutory national holiday for the first time this year.

Key figures from industry, academia, and research institutes, including Prime Minister Han Seong-sook, National Assembly Science, Technology, Information, Broadcasting and Communications Committee Chairman Song Ki-heon, People Power Party lawmaker Choi Hyeong-du, First Vice Minister of Science and ICT Koo Hyuk-chae, and Korea Industrial Technology Association President Koo Ja-gyun, participated in the event.

On this day, Samsung Electronics Vice President Jin-Yeop Lee [005930] received the Innovation Medal in the science and technology medal for meritorious service on Technology Developer's Day for his contribution to the mass production of the world's first 1 gigabyte (Gb) NAND flash memory.

Song Geun-seok, vice president of HK InnoN [195940], and Jang Ji-eun, vice president of SK Hynix [000660], received royal honors.

In addition, 4 science and technology awards, 20 presidential awards, and 28 prime ministerial awards were also awarded.

In the corporate research and technology promotion category, 25 individuals, including Vice President Park Tae-seo of Justem [417840], and 10 organizations, including S&C Lab, were selected.

As for the Outstanding Researcher Award, 11 points were awarded to outstanding researchers who led R&D projects at corporate research institutes.

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PeopleJinyeop LeeSong Geun-seokJang Ji-eunSeongsuk Han
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TopicsSamsung ElectronicsJinyeop LeeMinistry of Science and ICTSK HynixHK Innoen
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