Marshal Kim Jong Un has led the grand advance of scientists and technicians with devoted efforts in order to make this year a year of scientific and technological achievements, a year of victory of science and technology.

He visited the State Academy of Sciences early in January this year and other units later, clearly indicating the shortcut to building a knowledge-based economic power. He also instructed to put all work on a scientific basis and have all the people get well versed in science and technology as required by the era of the knowledge-based economy.

Visiting the Hydro-meteorological Service, he indicated the orientation and way of putting the meteorological observation and forecast on a modern and scientific basis. Providing field guidance to the Chollima Tile Factory, he set forth the high aim to turn it into a digitalized factory by putting all production processes on an automatic, modern and multi-functional basis and establishing the computer-aided integrated production system.

His teachings to build a scientific and technological centre on Ssuk Islet are indicative of his noble intention to make all the people get well versed in science and technology at an early date.

Wisong Scientists Residential Quarters, apartment houses for educators of Kim Chaek University and the Yonphung Scientists Rest Home were successfully built, providing cradles of happiness to scientists.

A turn was effected in implementing the Workers' Party of Korea's line of attaching importance to science and technology thanks to the patriotic enthusiasm and efforts of scientists and technicians.

The Natural Energy Institute was set up at the State Academy of Sciences to specialize in researches for the development and use of geothermal, wind energy, bio-energy, solar heat and other natural energies.

Latest technological goods production bases relying on intellectual creations were built at scientific research institutions and universities, and circulation of intellectual goods, technological services and transfer and joint technological development have progressed apace, laying a firm foundation for the development of the latest industry.

Dozens of core basic technological development projects including Korean-style computer control system, translation programs, integrated circuit designing technology for exclusive use, integrated production system and blood type converting technology are making great leaping progress, demonstrating the might of the drive of breaking through the cutting edge.

Many scientific and technological presentations, exhibitions, symposiums and training sessions took place in dozens of sectors this year.

Lectures on social and natural science and technology, lectures on informing new technologies and lectures on scientific theories were given at the Grand People's Study House with the audience numbering tens of thousands.

The work for setting up scientific and technological knowledge dissemination bases and their effective operation are greatly encouraged.

The tele-education system has been further rounded off and the number of working people studying at tele-education colleges is on the increase.

Intellectual goods exhibitions have been actively operational and the mass technological innovation movement has been launched on a wide scale.

Good scientific and technological invention proposals have been made in all sectors of the national economy, positively promoting the economic construction and the drive for improving the standard of people's living.