Ministry of Science and Technology (South Korea) explained

Agency Name:Ministry of Science and Technology
Nativename A:과학기술부
Nativename R:Kgwahakgisulbu
Formed:March 30, 1969
Dissolved:28 February 2008
Preceding1:None
Superseding:
Jurisdiction:Government of South Korea
Child2 Agency:Atomic Energy Agency (until 15 January 1973)

The Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) was a ministry of the government of South Korea which coordinated science and technology activities in the country. In 2008, it was combined with another ministry and renamed the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology. However the current Korean government under Park Geun-hye has re-launched the ministry under the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning.

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