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AI & Enterprise
Science ministry launches POSTECH quantum global partnership lead center
South Korea has set up an international joint research hub for quantum technology at Pohang University of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Science and ICT said. The POSTECH Quantum Global Partnership Lead Center aims to develop large-scale quantum entanglement generation and control by linking different quantum platforms. The project runs from July 2025 to December 2029 with funding of 22.3 billion won. Researchers from domestic and overseas institutions attended the opening event.
People & Appointments
Park In-gyu holds town hall meeting on key R&D policies
Park In-gyu (박인규), head of the Ministry of Science and ICT\'s Office of Science and Technology Innovation, attended a town hall meeting at the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology on May 8 to share the government\'s science and technology policy direction. The event was the fourth and final stop in a series of regional meetings. About 100 participants, including academics, students, researchers and industry, discussed institutional improvements and policy needs.
AI & Enterprise
Kakao Group to set up \'Kakao AI Sail\' with four science and technology institutes, using 50 billion won fund
Kakao Group will set up a new body, dubbed \'Kakao AI Sail\', with four national science and technology institutes to foster regional artificial intelligence talent and companies. The group signed an MOU in Daejeon on Monday with KAIST, GIST, DGIST and UNIST in the presence of Science and ICT Minister Bae Kyung-hoon. The initiative will use a 50 billion won AI development fund announced in September and aims to build AI ecosystems outside the Seoul area and promote industrialisation.
