Artificial Intelligence (AI)
G20 Innovation Ministers Discuss ‘AI Cooperation’…Korea Puts Forward Three Tasks: IP, Standards, Supply Chains
Kim Jung-kwan, South Korea's Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy, attended the '2026 G20 Innovation Ministers' Meeting' held in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in the United States on the…

Science Ministry Moves to Cultivate Elite Master’s and Doctoral Talent to Lead AI Startups
The Ministry of Science and ICT has begun in earnest to nurture elite master's- and doctoral-level talent who can turn the AI and digital technologies developed in university laboratories…

Naver Cloud Consortium to Develop Cybersecurity-Specialized AI Foundation Model
The Ministry of Science and ICT has selected the Naver Cloud consortium as the operator of its project to develop a cybersecurity-specialized AI foundation model. The government initiative, aimed…

Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan Stresses ‘Multilateral Cooperation on AI’ at G20 Innovation Ministers’ Meeting
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (Minister Kim Jung-kwan) discussed measures for international cooperation aimed at translating artificial intelligence (AI) innovation into industrial competitiveness. On September 2 (local…

Rural Development Administration Opens the ‘Future of Post-Harvest Processing’ with Artificial Intelligence
The Rural Development Administration (RDA, Commissioner Lee Seung-don) will host the 'Future Forum on AI-Based Post-Harvest Processing Innovation Technology' on Aug. 31 at the international conference hall of its…

Government to Invest 200 Trillion Won in R&D Over Five Years for the First Time…From ‘Catch-Up’ to ‘Irreplaceable’
The government will pour more than 200 trillion won into national research and development (R&D) over the five years from 2026 to 2030, the largest such commitment ever. It…

First Public-Private Council Launched to Boost Telecom Network Investment in the AI Era
The Ministry of Science and ICT (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and ICT Bae Kyung-hoon) held the inaugural meeting of the 'Public-Private Council for Promoting Telecom Network…

Ministry of Science and ICT Opens 29 Training Datasets for ‘Sovereign AI Foundation Models’ Free of Charge
The Ministry of Science and ICT and the National Information Society Agency have released 29 types of AI training data secured by the five elite teams of the 「Sovereign…

Public Data TOP 100 to Open a Year Earlier… A Bold Bet on AI Competitiveness
The government has decided to move up the release of its 'high-value public data TOP 100'—datasets with strong potential for artificial intelligence (AI) development—from the originally planned 2028 to…

SKT, Kakao and KT Selected to Run ‘AI for All’…Nationwide Service Within the Year
The Ministry of Science and ICT (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister Bae Kyung-hoon) has selected three consortiums—SK Telecom (SKT), Kakao and KT (in Korean alphabetical order)—to carry out the…

