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In January 1981, computer manufacturer Sambo Computer launched the 'SE-8001,' Korea's first personal computer. It was a modification of a foreign personal computer and used a television set as its monitor. While primarily used for corporate accounting management, it marked the beginning of the era of home computers. The government is now implementing the National Registration System for Important Scientific and Technological Materials to systematically preserve and manage, at a national level, materials like the SE-8001 that have contributed to the development of science and technology in Korea.
The National Science Museum announced on the 5th that it will launch the 'National Registration System for Important Scientific and Technological Materials' starting from the 9th.
The National Registration System for Important Scientific and Technological Materials is a system for registering and managing materials that have high historical and educational value related to science and technology, such as their principles and structures, and need to be passed down to future generations. The subjects for registration are scientific and technological materials that have contributed to Korea's scientific and technological development in fields related to basic science, applied science, industrial technology, the history of science and technology, and natural history.
The registration criteria require that the material meets at least one of the following: be recognized as a significant achievement in scientific and technological development; demonstrate the originality of Korea's scientific and technological advancement; represent an important event or stage of development in the history of science and technology; or have contributed to improving people's lives, social development, or the spread of scientific and technological culture.
For materials owned by individuals or organizations, the owner must apply for registration. For materials owned by the national or local governments, the managing institution applies. Applied materials will be reviewed by experts and, if selected, registered as National Important Scientific and Technological Materials. The Minister of Science and ICT will then issue a registration certificate. Applications are accepted year-round via mail or email ([email protected]), and the collected applications will be reviewed twice a year, in the first and second halves of the year.
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