The South Korean government will invest 7.54 trillion won to commercialise 229 artificial intelligence products and services aimed at labour shortages in farming, caregiving and industrial safety. The AX Sprint programme, overseen by the Office of Planning and Budget with 11 ministries involved, received 1,604 submissions across 246 projects. Most selected projects formed consortia with demand-side companies. Small firms made up 82.1 percent of selected companies.

South Korea\'s government will expand safety infrastructure to create safer laboratory environments, tighten standards for dedicated safety staff and strengthen related training. The Ministry of Science and ICT approved a lab safety strengthening package at a committee meeting at Hanyang University in Seoul. The plan focuses on high-risk laboratories, increasing safety equipment and raising statutory safety management cost standards. It also expands staffing requirements, doubles mandatory training time for student researchers and tightens accountability and reporting rules.