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Industry
MSIT to restructure affiliated public agencies, merge K-DATA into NIA
South Korea\'s Ministry of Science and ICT will restructure functions at its affiliated public agencies, including integrating the Korea Data Agency (K-DATA) as an affiliated body under the National Information Society Agency (NIA). It will also integrate the National Research Foundation of Korea with the Korea Technology Commercialization Promotion Agency to strengthen links from basic R&D to commercialisation. The ministry plans to create a new foundation to integrate four regional national science museums and will pursue related legal revisions.
AI & Enterprise
MSIT launches NEST deep tech commercialisation council
South Korea\'s Ministry of Science and ICT said on May 21 it will hold a launch ceremony in Seoul for NEST, a council aimed at supporting deep tech commercialisation. The body is designed to promote deep tech startups and growth by building cooperation among organisations that use public research results from universities and state-funded institutes. It includes 13 organisations: three newly selected comprehensive specialised companies and 10 company builders.
Industry
Science ministry launches phase 2 support for IP star scientists
South Korea\'s Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Technology Commercialization Promotion Agency selected 25 researchers for follow-up phase 2 support under the IP Star Scientist programme, picking the top half of 50 phase 1 participants. The programme pairs researchers with private commercialisation specialists to promote patent-based technology commercialisation. Support funding rose to 15.75 billion won in 2026. Phase 1 produced 402 patent filings and 50 registrations, and recorded 160 technology transfers worth 16.6 billion won.