Technology
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Ministry of Science and ICT Selects 8 Outstanding Cases of Proactive Administration in Third Round, Holds Award Ceremony
The Ministry of Science and ICT (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and ICT Bae Kyung-hoon) selected eight outstanding cases of proactive administration in the third round of 2026 and held an award ceremony on September 7. A reg…

- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
‘AI for All’ Kickoff Meeting… Push Begins for Public Service Launch Within the Year
The Ministry of Science and ICT held a business roundtable on September 4 with the three consortia — SKT, Kakao and KT — selected for the 'AI for All' project, listening to each company's development plans and discussing cooperation measur…

- Quantum Computing
Quantum Technology Seeks a Leap by Converging with Other Fields
The Ministry of Science and ICT (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and ICT Bae Kyung-hoon) held 'Quantum Awareness Day' on September 3 at the Daejeon office of the National Research Foundation of Korea. About 200 researchers fr…

- Sustainable Technology
Preliminary Feasibility Study Clears Land Observation Satellites 3 and 4… No. 3 to Launch in 2030
The land observation satellite No. 3 and No. 4 development project pushed by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport passed a preliminary feasibility study on August 26. With a total investment of 312.9 billion won, No. 3 is sch…

- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Minister Kim Jung-kwan Attends G20 Innovation Ministers Meeting, Discusses AI Cooperation
Kim Jung-kwan, Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy, attended the 2026 G20 Innovation Ministers Meeting held in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in the United States on September 2 (local time) as the head of the Korean delegation, where he …

- Startup Ecosystem
Four Science Academies’ Joint Startup League ‘GRAVITY 2026’ Reaches Finals as 20 Teams Face Off
The final round of 'GRAVITY 2026,' a student startup competition jointly hosted by Korea's four leading science and technology academies, will be held on September 3 at KAIST in Daejeon. With 310 teams applying this year for a competition …

- 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 2nd (local time) as the head of the Korean delegati…

- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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 into actual startups. On September 2, the ministry …

- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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 at embedding national cybersecurity capabil…

- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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 time),…

