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National R&D misconduct found in 209 cases; recovery decisions total 1.35 percent of funding

Misconduct such as improper use of research funds and paper manipulation was found in national research and development projects, but decisions to recover funds amounted to 1.35 percent of total funding, data showed. From 2021 to August this year, 209 projects were sanctioned, with total funding of 240.4 billion won. Recovery was set at 3.25 billion won, and 85 cases had zero recovery. Additional penalties totalled 2.27 billion won, or 0.94 percent.

Industry

Ministry of Science sets up planning division to steer seven SEED projects

South Korea\'s Ministry of Science and ICT has set up a dedicated unit to oversee policies to foster future growth engines and link the seven SEED projects under an integrated cross-government 추진 framework. The Future Pioneering Planning Division was created under the Science and Technology Policy Bureau of the ministry\'s Office of Science and Technology Innovation and began official work on Oct. 8. The temporary unit will operate for six months through April 7 next year.

Telecommunications & Media

Korea Broadcast Media Communications Commission checks broadcast media AI R&D sites

South Korea\'s Broadcast Media Communications Commission said it held a meeting with AI developers at GeminiSoft on Sept. 17 with the Institute of Information and Communications Technology Planning and Evaluation. About 20 people from broadcasters and research institutes attended. They discussed technologies for searching, generating and editing video through AI dialogue and for recommending and generating content by analysing viewing history and context. Researchers called for data, computing resources and trials using broadcasters and platforms.