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Politics
Hwang Jeong-a says startups at state-funded research institutes up 120 percent, urgent to fix follow-up rules
Startups launched by government-funded research institutes more than doubled in the first half of this year from a year earlier, data submitted to lawmaker Hwang Jeong-a showed. NST-affiliated institutes recorded 11 startups, up 120 percent from 5 a year earlier. From January to September, startup screenings rose to 30 and approvals to 26. Hwang urged Deputy Prime Minister Bae Kyung-hoon to swiftly update guidelines even before the law takes effect.
AI & Enterprise
NRK security tech lab staff played StarCraft at work; discipline limited to reprimands
Five employees at South Korea’s National Security Research Institute logged into the StarCraft Battle.net server during working hours from September to December 2024, documents showed. Some recorded more than 90 hours of access, including sessions lasting up to 8 hours 53 minutes in a day. The institute issued reprimands to all five, deducted paid leave for the time, and cut pay where leave was insufficient. It also tightened network controls and monitoring.
Science & Technology
Govt-funded research institutes to reorganise around core missions after PBS abolition
South Korea\'s government-funded science and technology research institutes will overhaul their R&D business structures around institution-specific core missions after the abolition of the project-based system (PBS). Incentives such as research allowances will shift from contract scale to differentiated rewards based on performance. The Ministry of Science and ICT said NST approved detailed post-PBS implementation measures, including stronger inter-institute cooperation, evaluation links to budgets and incentives, improved research administration support, and a formal umbrella TLO to back large technology transfers and deep-tech startups.
