South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT said on Wednesday it will accept applications through March 27 for its "AI-based virtual convergence industry fostering" project. The programme aims to spur AI transformation by combining AI with virtual convergence technologies across industrial sites and daily life. It will select six tasks, three each in industrial and everyday-life fields, and provide about 700 million won or 600 million won a year per task. Applicants must form consortia and maintain services for at least one year after completion.

South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT said on Wednesday it is recruiting organisations to join a digital infrastructure diagnosis and improvement programme to identify software defects in systems closely tied to daily life. The programme dispatches software experts from the Telecommunications Technology Association to visit institutions and companies and diagnose malfunctions and defects free of charge. Applicants can choose from six inspection areas. Applications are due by May 22, with up to 78 cases supported.