Category: News in Korea

  • Minister Yoo Sang-im Visits the U.S. to Discuss Bilteral Science, Technology, and ICT Cooperation

    – Talks with U.S. government officials to maintain strong bilateral cooperation amid evolving U.S. R&D policy shifts and Korea’s designation as a “sensitive country”– Movements to promptly secure advanced GPUs to enhance Korea’s AI competitiveness Minister Yoo Sang-im of the Ministry of Science and ICT (“MSIT”) visited Washington, D.C. and San Francisco from Wednesday, May…

  • MSIT Launches APEC Scientist Invitation Program to Ease Travel to Korea for International S&T Talent

    – As the host of APEC 2025, Korea invites over 100 scientists to Korea to strengthen research cooperation network– Young researchers from Peru’s prestigious Pontifical Catholic University of Peru will travel 30 hours to Korea for exchange programs With Korea hosting the 2025 Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), the Ministry of Science and…

  • Korea Hosts Korea-OECD Digital Society Initiative Seminar in Seoul

    – Countries share policy approaches on key issues to ensure inclusion, safety, and trust in the era of artificial intelligence The Ministry of Science and ICT (“MSIT”; Minister Yoo Sang-Im) and the National Information Society Agency (“NIA”; President Hwang Jong Sung) hosted the Digital Society Initiative Seminar under the theme of “Inclusion, Safety, and Trust…

  • MSIT Allocates a Supplementary Budget of KRW 49.4 Billion to Address Shortage of Domestic Fabless Companies

    – Integrated call for key projects for supporting AI semiconductor demonstration from May 29 (Thu) to June 30 (Mon) The Ministry of Science and ICT (“MSIT”; Minister Yoo Sang-im) announced that it will launch a call for major new projects in the field of AI semiconductor, implemented with a newly allocated supplementary budget to support…

  • “Proprietary AI Foundation Model” Project Enters Full‑Scale Launch

    - Public–private collaboration to develop a globally influential Korean AI foundation model – Up to five elite teams will be selected, aiming for ≥95% performance against leading global models – Comprehensive support (GPU resources, data, talent) for up to three years per team The Ministry of Science and ICT (Minister Yoo Sang‑im, hereinafter “MSIT”), alongside the National…

  • Ulsan AI Data Center Launch Sparks Dialogue on Advancing Korea into a Top-Three Global AI Power

    On June 20 (Friday), the Ministry of Science and ICT (Minister Yoo Sang-im, hereinafter “MSIT”) attended the “AI Global Cooperation Roundtable” and the launch ceremony for the Ulsan AI Data Center, held at the Ulsan Exhibition & Convention Center. The roundtable was organized to coincide with the launch of the large-scale (100MW-class) Ulsan AI Data…

  • Government to Invest 645.4 Billion Won in Quantum Computer Development Over 8 Years

    The government will invest approximately 650 billion won over eight years to secure quantum technology, including high-performance quantum computers. This plan aims to pursue independent technology in the quantum field, where U.S.-China hegemonic competition is fierce. On June 26, the Ministry of Science and ICT held the 5th National Research and Development (R&D) Project Evaluation General…

  • MSIT Signs MOU with GGGI to Promote Public Climate Technologies

    - MSIT and Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) finalize an MOU to accelerate public climate technology for climate change mitigation  The Ministry of Science and ICT (Minister Yoo Sang-im, hereinafter “MSIT”) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)* on June 19 at GGGI’s headquarters in Seoul, to enhance the…

  • Korea Launches InnoCORE Postdoctoral Recruitment to Stem Brain Drain and Re-shore AI Talent

    - Promoting collaborative convergence research across four major science and technology institutes in partnership with top researchers from academia, industry, and research institutes – Eight InnoCORE research groups selected in fields such as AI modeling and bio‑AI; international outreach planned to recruit 400 postdoctoral researchers – Guaranteeing an annual salary of approximately KRW 90 million, complemented by…

  • Measurement of “Quantum Distance”—Millionths the Width of a Human Hair—Achieved in Solid-State Electrons

    - Collaborative research by Prof. Kim Keun-su (Yonsei Univ.) and Prof. Yang Bohm-jung (Seoul National Univ.) published in Science – Expected to contribute to quantum computing, quantum sensing, and other quantum technologies A new method has been developed in Korea to measure—and express numerically—the “quantum distance” of particles in the microscopic world*, at scales as…