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Park In-gyu visits KIST to discuss research data management measures
Park In-gyu (박인규), head of the Science and Technology Innovation Office at the Ministry of Science and ICT, visited the Korea Institute of Science and Technology in Seoul on Thursday to inspect research data collection and management and to meet researchers. The visit followed the promulgation on June 9 of a law to promote national research data management and use. Park reviewed a platform that automatically collects equipment data and supports online reuse and analysis.
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South Korea to invest over 200 trillion won in R&D by 2030, secure 260,000 GPUs
South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT said it finalised its Sixth Basic Plan for Science and Technology for 2026 to 2030 after approval by the National Science and Technology Advisory Council. The plan calls for investing more than 200 trillion won in government R&D over five years and spreading an AI shift across the country. It includes securing 260,000 public-private GPUs, building a sixth supercomputer and a national AI computing centre, and focusing over 60 trillion won on 10 strategic technology fields.
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South Korea mandates management of national research data, aiming to boost AI training and follow-on research
South Korea has set a legal basis to systematically manage research data produced through national R&D projects, aiming to improve use of data in the AI era. The Ministry of Science and ICT said a bill on managing and promoting use of national research data passed the National Assembly. R&D institutions will be required to manage data and disclose it in principle, while allowing temporary non-disclosure for reasons such as national security and trade secrets.