What road ahead for Korean science and technology?

South Korea has gone from an agricultural society to an industrial economic power in less than 40 years, but the future of the country's scientific policy has yet to be decided. It is likely that the government's investment in science and technology will be doubled to 5% of gross national product, about $42 billion a year, by 2001. Korea must decide how to spend the money. Choices include high technology research, graduate level education and basic long-term research. These topics, and the history of Korea's industrialization, are discussed.