A partial amendment to the Software Promotion Act that includes strengthening the framework for scope changes and ensuring appropriate compensation in public software projects passed a National Assembly plenary session on July 23. The bill, proposed by lawmaker Lee Hae-min and 12 others, aims to bolster the effectiveness of project scope review committees and establish a basis for implementing follow-up measures based on review outcomes. The Korea IT Service Industry Association welcomed the passage and said it will also present industry views during the drafting of subordinate regulations.

South Korea\'s Finance and Economy Ministry held its second procurement policy committee meeting of the year on Tuesday and approved measures including rationalising public construction bidding, improving systems identified through national contract dispute cases and conducting corrective inspections of self-ordering agencies. The package also targets recurring disputes over whether contract prices can be adjusted when public software specifications or work scopes change, by clarifying design-change grounds and strengthening procedural obligations for ordering agencies.