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MSIT to restructure affiliated public agencies, merge K-DATA into NIA

South Korea\'s Ministry of Science and ICT will restructure functions at its affiliated public agencies, including integrating the Korea Data Agency (K-DATA) as an affiliated body under the National Information Society Agency (NIA). It will also integrate the National Research Foundation of Korea with the Korea Technology Commercialization Promotion Agency to strengthen links from basic R&D to commercialisation. The ministry plans to create a new foundation to integrate four regional national science museums and will pursue related legal revisions.

AI & Enterprise

Paradox of AI slowdown calls: companies want regulation as governments push back

Leading AI developers such as Anthropic and OpenAI are calling for slowing advanced AI model development to build safety and control mechanisms, while government leaders appear reluctant. U.S. President Donald Trump has dismissed the need for stronger federal AI regulation and warned it could cripple U.S. firms and give China an edge. AI executives have urged consistent safety standards and international coordination, but U.S.-China cooperation looks difficult and critics call the slowdown push overblown.

Industry

Korea science ministry to boost global cooperation with fusion technology leaders

South Korea\'s Ministry of Science and ICT plans to expand international cooperation to commercialise fusion power with leading countries including Britain and the United States. First Vice Minister Ku Hyuk-chae attended the Global Fusion Policy Summit in London and discussed ways to broaden bilateral and multilateral cooperation. The meeting explored extending cooperation beyond technology development to regulation, commercialisation and industrial ecosystems. Ku also met a British energy minister to review joint R&D and discuss further cooperation.