South Korea\'s Ministry of Science and ICT on Feb. 25 awarded national strategic technology confirmation certificates and merit citations to companies and to industry, academia and research institute contributors. The confirmation system verifies whether a technology held, managed or under development qualifies as a national strategic technology. Since its launch in March 2024, 11 companies and 12 technologies have been confirmed. The ministry said confirmed firms receive incentives including advantages in special listing applications and added points in several selection processes.