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MSIT, BMCC to step up policy coordination, speed up Korea broadcast media telecom promotion agency

South Korea\'s Ministry of Science and ICT and the Broadcasting Media Communications Commission are strengthening policy coordination in areas including AI, media, digital regulation and user protection. The two agencies held their first working-level meeting on Sept. 17 to follow up on a senior-level policy consultation. They will jointly discuss the planned Korea Broadcast Media Telecommunications Promotion Agency, terrestrial UHD policy and user protection in cybersecurity incidents, and cooperate on an evaluation system for incident-related user protection from 2027.

Politics

Science and ICT committee audit opens Oct. 6; science ministry Oct. 6, broadcast media communications commission Oct. 12, space agency Oct. 13

South Korea’s National Assembly Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications Committee has confirmed its 2026 annual audit schedule. The audits will run from Oct. 6 to 23, starting with the Ministry of Science and ICT and including affiliated bodies such as the Postal Service and the National Science Museum. The panel will also inspect the Nuri rocket launch site at Naro Space Center and hold audits for media regulators, the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission, the Korea Aerospace Administration and multiple ICT public institutions.

Telecommunications & Media

Korea to merge Kobaco and KCMF after bill clears parliamentary committee

A bill to merge the Korea Broadcast Advertising Corp (Kobaco) and the Korea Communications Media Foundation (KCMF) to create the Korea Broadcasting Media Communications Promotion Institute has passed the National Assembly’s Legislation and Judiciary Committee. The committee approved amendments including a revision to the Framework Act on Broadcasting and Communications Development. Some broadcasting, media and communications projects scattered across related agencies under the Ministry of Science and ICT would be transferred to the new body.