R&D funding from Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT through IITP, including a new 2025 project on AI safety technology for trustworthy AI (budget 7.95bn KRW).
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MSIT funds ICT R&D through annual calls that IITP runs and evaluates (2025 first call announced January, review February–April); the 2025 batch included a new project on core AI safety technology to mitigate existential and latent risks from highly capable autonomous AI.
Led by 송상훈 (Song Sang-hoon) (MSIT Director-General for ICT Policy (quoted in release))Checked 29 Oct 2026
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How to apply
- Applications
- Closed
Large 8-year 'AI Safety and Trust Technology Development' programme (~300bn KRW) in planning, starting 2027/28 - Who can apply
- Academics, For-profits, Organisations
- Where
- Korean national R&D: lead institutions must be Korea-based; foreign partners usually only as subcontractors.