Startup Ecosystem
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Ministry of Science and ICT Overhauls National R&D Evaluation Toward a ‘Challenge-Centered’ Model
The Ministry of Science and ICT (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and ICT Bae Kyung-hoon) held a briefing on the 「2026 National R&D Administrative System Improvement Plan」 at 2 p.m. on September 22 in the main auditorium of …
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Science Ministry Primes AI Startup Seed Funding… Deepfake-Detecting ‘Stillcut’ Wins Grand Prize
The Ministry of Science and ICT (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and ICT Bae Kyung-hoon) and the Korea Telecommunications Operators Association (KTOA) held the final round of the Adventurous and Challenging AI Startup Investm…
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First Vice Minister Koo Hyuk-chae of Science and ICT Inspects Youth Startup Scene at Seoul Hongneung Innopolis
Koo Hyuk-chae, First Vice Minister of the Ministry of Science and ICT (led by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and ICT Bae Kyung-hoon), visited the Seoul Bio Hub inside the Seoul Hongneung Special Research and Development Zone…
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MSIT to Designate Top-Performing Research Institute Companies by Growth Stage… Nurturing Them Under ‘Rising Star’ and ‘Star’ Brands
The Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT; Deputy Prime Minister and Minister Bae Kyung-hoon) announced on the 9th that it will pursue the '2026 Designation of Top-Performing Research Institute Companies by Growth Stage (Rising Star and Star)'…
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Science Ministry Holds First Statutory Ceremony for ‘Technology Developers’ Day’… Honoring the Efforts of 450,000 Researchers
The Ministry of Science and ICT (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and ICT Bae Kyung-hoon) held the '2026 Technology Developers' Day' ceremony at the Fairmont Ambassador Seoul on September 7, honoring the efforts of 450,000 tec…
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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 …
- Startup Ecosystem
‘Songpa ICT Security Cluster’ Breaks Ground on Phase 1, Aiming to Become National Security Hub
The Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Asset Management Corporation held a groundbreaking ceremony on August 25 for Phase 1 of the 'Songpa ICT Security Cluster' at the site of the Central Radio Management Service in Songpa-gu, Seoul…
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Ministry of Science and ICT Opens Applications for the 2026 GovTech Startup Competition
The Ministry of Science and ICT (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and ICT Bae Kyung-hoon) announced on August 19 that it will accept applications for the 2026 GovTech Startup Competition from Thursday, August 20 to Monday, Sep…
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Six Decades of National R&D Under Review… National Science and Technology Advisory Council Holds First ‘PACST Science and Technology Forum’
The National Science and Technology Advisory Council has opened a venue for discussion aimed at reexamining, from the ground up, the purpose and direction of the national research and development (R&D) that has continued over the past 60 y…
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Science Ministry Visits Young AI Startups to Hear Their Challenges… Plans New Competition for First Half of Next Year
The Ministry of Science and ICT (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister Bae Kyung-hoon) visited Ventureum, a young AI startup incubator run by the Korea Telecommunications Operators Association (KTOA), on August 13, holding an on-site roundtab…
