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Science ministry and IP office discuss R&D2IP strategy to strengthen performance links
South Korea\'s Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korean Intellectual Property Office held a joint R&D to IP (R&D2IP) strategy consultative meeting on Tuesday to discuss ways to strengthen inter-agency cooperation. About 20 participants from related institutions and private-sector experts attended. They discussed a cooperation system across the R&D process, from project planning and execution to patent creation and commercialisation. The agencies plan to run the platform regularly and develop policy and institutional improvement tasks.
People & Appointments
Webzen to run youth coding workshop in 2026, support patent filings by Seongnam high school students
Webzen said on Thursday it has finalised its social contribution programme plan and will begin operating the “Youth Coding Workshop with Webzen” in 2026. Run with the Seongnam Youth Foundation, the initiative will offer coding courses, problem-based learning club activities and a high school programme in partnership with Pangyo and Yatap youth centres. Winning teams in an ICT invention contest will receive patent attorney advice and full filing costs.
AI & Enterprise
South Korea to foster AI services; Park says Korea needs its own Anthropic
South Korea is moving beyond building homegrown AI foundation models to developing an AI service ecosystem with global competitiveness. Deputy Prime Minister and Science and ICT Minister Park Kyung-hoon chaired a meeting with companies involved in the independent AI foundation model project and major platform and AI firms. Park called for a shift from model development to market and ecosystem building, stressed a two to three-year investment window, and outlined separate approaches for conglomerates and startups.
