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Korea, Italy to step up cooperation on AI, quantum, robotics

South Korea will strengthen cooperation with Italy in advanced science and technology and ICT, including artificial intelligence, quantum and robotics. The Ministry of Science and ICT signed an MOU with Italy’s Ministry of Universities and Research in Rome on June 12 during President Lee Jae-myung’s state visit. The two sides plan joint research, researcher exchanges, policy sharing and joint use of research facilities. Cooperation in basic science and priorities for future collaboration were also discussed.

AI & Enterprise

K-Moonshot project stumbles at start as AI scientist program director offers to resign

South Korea\'s K-Moonshot project, aimed at applying AI to science and technology to solve national challenges, faces an early setback after a mission program director offered to resign. The science ministry said the resignation came for personal reasons and is expected to be accepted after the deputy prime minister returns from an overseas trip. The ministry plans to proceed without recruiting a successor and has outlined governance and conflict-of-interest controls for program directors.

Telecommunications & Media

Broadcast ad cap raised to 20 percent, mid-roll ad rules eased

South Korea’s Broadcasting Media Communications Commission reported a draft amendment to expand the daily cap on broadcast advertising to 20 percent of airtime per channel from an average 17 percent. It also plans to scrap programme-by-programme limits and apply a separate 20 percent cap in prime time. The commission will shorten the minimum length of programmes eligible for mid-roll ads to 30 minutes and increase allowed breaks. It also plans to ease size limits for virtual and indirect advertising.