What's new in Korea?

South Korea takes lead in international discussions on cybersecurity standards as a model digital nation​​​​​​​

▲Hosts the 2023 ITU-T SG17 meeting ▲ Initiates discussions on international standards for zero trust security model and software supply chain

Homegrown lunar payload to explore the lunar surface through Korea-U.S. space collaboration

▲The domestically developed LUSEM begins its journey to the U.S., and will be mounted on a commercial lunar lander selected by NASA ▲The payload will be loaded on Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C and launched into space in late 2024 ▲LUSEM to land on the low-latitude "Reiner Gamma" region on the near side of the moon, lunar environment observation mission to be conducted

Korean Gov’t Aims to Foster 5 Global Top 100 Unicorns

The government, in a joint effort with the private sector, is establishing a “Startup Korea Fund” with a total size of 2 trillion won (US$1.51 billion) by 2027 to support the global expansion of deep tech and startups.

Emergency to Secure Semiconductor Talent

As the importance and market for semiconductors both grow rapidly, the supply of talent is not keeping up

Yoon promises to support innovative ideas of S. Korean, ASEAN youths

Unveiling Global Warming’s Impact on Daily Precipitation with Deep Learning

A research team has conclusively demonstrated that global warming stands as primary driver behind the recent increase in heavy rainfall and heatwaves using deep learning convolutional neural network

A KAIST Research Team Develops a Smart Color-Changing Flexible Battery with Ultra-high Efficiency​

Professor Hyoung Seop Kim Receives THERMEC’ 2023 Distinguished Award

Professor Hyoung Seop Kim  was recently honored with Distinguished Award at THERMEC’2023, a renowned international conference held in Austria.

S. Korea's cybersecurity market increases nearly 17 pct in 2022

The total sales of the country's cybersecurity industry reached 16.2 trillion won (US$12.3 billion) in 2022, up 16.7 percent from a year earlier, according to the data by the Ministry of Science and ICT.

Korea Ranks World First in Six Categories Including Smartphones, Shipbuilding

Smartphones, DRAM, organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels, NAND flash memory chips, ultra-thin TVs, and shipbuilding.

SK telecom Presents 6G Blueprint at IOWN Global Forum in Munich, Germany

Korean Companies Begin to Develop Better LFP Cathode Materials

The KERC hosts ‘KERC Academy 2023’ with NRF

On Monday 4th of September, the KERC kicked off ‘KERC Academy 2023’ with the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF).

Science ministry seeks 3.2 percent decrease in 2024 budget

MSIT has requested a 3.2 percent decrease in its budget for next year amid a government-led campaign to remove inefficiencies in the science and technology sectors.

Novel quantum state discovered for the first time in a triangular lattice with magnetic properties​​​​​​​

Holds high potential for applications in the field of quantum informatics, such as quantum computing (published in Nature Physics)

MSIT highlights the necessity of establishing a new international digital order at G20 Digital Economy Ministers Meeting​​​​​​​