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AI & Enterprise
Choi Hyuk-jin says NIPA policy-designated budget totals 39.7 billion won over five years, skipped open calls
South Korea\'s science ministry allocated project budgets worth 39.7 billion won through the National IT Industry Promotion Agency over the past five years without public calls, independent lawmaker Choi Hyuk-jin said on Wednesday. Choi said the ministry used a policy-designation method to decide recipients and amounts from 2022 through this year. He said this year\'s 11.08 billion won was concentrated in three organisations and argued the approach could run counter to the open-competition principle under the National Research and Development Innovation Act.
Industry
R&D participation ban for research misconduct up to 20 years; penalty surcharge up to 30 times
South Korea will extend the maximum ban on participation in state-funded research and development for serious research misconduct to 20 years from 10 years. The cap on penalty surcharges for fraudulent use of government-funded R&D money will rise to 30 times the amount paid from five times. The Ministry of Science and ICT said the Cabinet on Sept. 8 approved promulgation of amendments to the National Research and Development Innovation Act passed by parliament on Aug. 20.
Industry
South Korea eases rules on government research funding, adds research innovation budget line
South Korea is overhauling administrative rules governing government research funds to widen individual researchers’ discretion and reduce paperwork. The Ministry of Science and ICT said the Cabinet approved an amendment to the enforcement decree of the National Research and Development Innovation Act. The changes include a new direct-cost category called “research innovation expenses,” allowing flexible spending on routine items. Overhead spending rules will shift to a negative list, and pre-approval requirements for meeting expenses will be abolished.
