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Games & Commerce
Kakao recruits fourth cohort for Kakao Tech Campus to train regional talent
Kakao said on Tuesday it has begun recruiting trainees for the fourth cohort of its Kakao Tech Campus programme to train regional university students as artificial intelligence developers. The company will select 150 students from five national hub universities, including Kangwon National University and Pusan National University. The programme integrates frontend and backend tracks and adds a course on agentic AI services. Applications run through April 15, with classes starting online in May.
Science
Seven South Korean researchers selected for HFSP life sciences international research support
South Korea\'s Ministry of Science and ICT said 7 South Korean researchers have been selected for the 2026 Human Frontier Science Program. The selections include 3 research grants, 2 accelerator awards and 2 fellowships. The ministry said 1,180 proposals were submitted for grants, the largest in HFSP history. Selected grant teams receive about $300,000 to $400,000 a year for 3 years for international joint research.
Games & Commerce
Talks gain momentum on platform industry promotion bill in South Korea
Calls emerged in South Korea\'s National Assembly to foster the platform industry as a strategic sector in the AI era, not mainly as a regulatory target, as a draft Platform Industry Promotion Act was unveiled. A parliamentary startup group held a forum to assess the need for the bill and gather industry views. Speakers cited declining investment and big tech dominance of internet traffic, debated self-regulation and user protection, and discussed overlap with existing laws.
