By Choonsik Yoo ( August 12, 2026, 08:43 GMT | Insight) -- South Korea has identified seven strategic technology fields, including small modular reactors and quantum technology, as future growth engines to be nurtured over the next 10 to 20 years, with most of them directly or indirectly linked to the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence. The government plans to develop core SMR technologies and establish a technology-neutral regulatory framework, while supporting domestic companies in developing full-stack quantum computers as part of a broader push spanning clean energy, new-frontier technologies and advanced supply chains.South Korea has identified small nuclear reactors, quantum technology, brain-computer interfaces and four other future technology fields to nurture as the country’s main engines of growth over the next 10 to 20 years, with most of them directly or indirectly linked to the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence....
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