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The 2nd ROK-EU Digital Partnership Council Sets Stage for Substantial Digital Cooperation​​​​​​​

- The Council discussed cooperation measures in digital sectors including semiconductors, 5G/6G, quantum technologies, artificial intelligence, standardization, digital rights, etc.
- Key outcomes included collaborative research initiatives in semiconductors and 5G/6G

Gov't to draw up largest-ever R&D budget next year

Park Sang-ook, senior presidential secretary for science and technology, said the government is working to overhaul the way it supports R&D projects while "sharply increasing" the relevant budget next year.

Korea urged to step up incentives for chipmakers

As governments around the world fiercely compete to boost their semiconductor industries by distributing large subsidies, South Korea is pointed out as falling behind other chip powerhouses, raising concerns about the gap widening in the future.

Space industry to get almost KRW 1T in investment this year

The Ministry of Science and ICT on March 28 said it deliberated on and finalized a 2024 plan to develop the space industry at the 49th meeting of the Space Development Committee.

New Korea AeroSpace Administration to open in May: vice science minister​​​​​​​

Korea is set to inaugurate its fully fledged space agency, the Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA), next month, First Vice Science Minister Lee Chang-yune said Wednesday.

Building Blocks for Greener Energy: Reconfigurable Elastic Metasurface akin to LEGO

POSTECH-SKKU Joint Research Team Introduces Reconfigurable Elastic Metasurface Components

Kolmar Korea makes R&D push for bigger footing globally

The global rise in popularity of K-beauty brands has brought attention to Kolmar Korea, a leading cosmetics original design manufacturer that has secured a whopping 70 percent market share in the sun care sector alone here.

Conclusion of the Horizon Europe association negotioations​​​​​​​

Korea becomes the first Asian country
to conclude the negotiations for its association to
the world’s largest multilateral
research and innovation funding program

EU and Republic of Korea reaffirm their partnership for an inclusive and resilient digital transformation

On March 26, the EU and the Republic of Korea held the second Digital partnership Council in Brussels

Korean Gov’t Pushing for Tougher Punishments for Tech Leaks

Korea’s government, National Assembly and courts are pushing to raise the level of punishments for technology leakage as key personnel of companies involved in Korea’s national high-tech strategic industries are frequently leaking out along with their technology.