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OpenAI expands cooperation with South Korean government, attention on executives\' ties to Korea

OpenAI is strengthening support for South Korea and has selected the Ministry of Science and ICT as a partner for its Government and Trusted Access (GTAC) programme, with KISA handling operations. Participants receive access to OpenAI’s latest cybersecurity model, GPT-5.5 Cyber. The article also notes observations that Korea-linked executives, including Jason Kwon and Greg Brockman, and the build-out of OpenAI Korea’s external affairs and communications team are connected to the company’s moves.

AI & Enterprise

South Korea government meets NPU startups to hear on fiscal investment direction for next year

South Korea’s Budget Office said it held a meeting on the direction of fiscal investment in the AI semiconductor industry after its budget chief visited FuriosaAI’s Seoul office. Officials, AI chip company executives and finance experts attended. The office is running a project to visit more than 100 sites to reflect field views in next year’s budget proposal. It plans to reflect views from the meeting in the 2027 budget plan and fiscal management plan.

Industry

Korea to hold 2027 R&D budget strategy meeting, focus on funding restructuring

South Korea\'s Ministry of Science and ICT and the Office of Planning and Budget held a strategy meeting on April 30 to discuss next year\'s research and development investment and the 2027 R&D budget. The government will allocate related budgets from an integrated national perspective to improve efficiency and consistency. It plans to restructure government R&D by linking spending cuts and efficiency measures to reinvestment, and to strengthen evaluations and inter-ministerial collaboration.