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Bae Gyeong-hun ends multiple roles, seeks to focus on core work as AI policy duties shift

Bae Gyeong-hun (배경훈), deputy prime minister and science and ICT minister, is ending a period of holding multiple AI policy roles as the presidential office and the National AI Strategy Committee fill key posts. The reshuffle is expected to clarify role-sharing and could speed policy decisions if coordination works smoothly. With AI projects expanding and the ministry’s AI budget rising sharply next year, attention is on whether Bae can deliver execution results while also overseeing broader science and R&D agendas.

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South Korea launches \'K-Moonshot Humanoid\' drive, aims for national platform within three years

South Korea is stepping up efforts to secure competitiveness in humanoids by combining AI and robotics technology. The Ministry of Science and ICT held a meeting on Aug. 25 to gather views from industry, academia and research institutes on a draft \'K-Moonshot AI Humanoid Mission\' roadmap. The government aims to localise AI models and key parts and link development, testing and mass production. It also outlined plans for a new Next-X Humanoid Challenge and plans to select a national-level platform from 2027.

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MSIT steps up work on 2045 science and technology frontier strategy

South Korea is drawing up a long-term strategy aimed at establishing technology sovereignty and advancing to become a leading science and technology power by 2045, the 100th anniversary of Korea’s liberation. The Ministry of Science and ICT held a second steering committee meeting on July 31 to review a draft 2045 vision and ways to boost public acceptance. The ministry plans a nationwide survey through Aug. 21 and workshops to hear youth views, and will assess social acceptance using about 1,000 AI-based virtual personas.