South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) has leveraged the Quantum Korea 2026 exhibition at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) in Seoul as a centralized geopolitical cooperation platform. Amid tightening global export controls on deep-tech materials, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and ICT Hongwoong Bae along with First Vice Minister Hyeok-chae Koo led a series of intergovernmental roundtables. The multilateral frameworks are engineered to link South Korea’s sovereign research infrastructure directly with trusted international partners across 16 countries, mitigating supply chain vulnerabilities by standardizing cross-border R&D protocols. The bilateral agreement with Canada focuses on expanding cooperative commercial R&D [...]

The Ministry of Science and ICT has finalized the Sixth Basic Plan for Science and Technology (2026–2030), establishing South Korea’s highest-level statutory framework for…

Leading technology companies and institutions showcased their latest quantum technology developments at Quantum Korea 2026, which opened on Thursda...