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Government to overhaul evaluation of national R&D projects

South Korea will overhaul how it evaluates national research and development projects to focus on challenge-driven outcomes and will fully adopt the Moving Target system from next year, allowing researchers to change targets during projects. The Ministry of Science and ICT said it notified related ministries of its 2026 administrative reform plan. The government will create a new evaluation system by October, ease fund-use rules, add a personal cap for research allowances, standardise settlement criteria and strengthen oversight of overseas spending.