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South Korea backs AI with $130B R&D plan
South Korea backs AI with $130B R&D plan SEOUL, June 26 (AJP) - South Korea adopted a new five-year national science and technology blueprint on Friday, pledging to invest more than 200 trillion won ($130 billion) in government-funded research and development through 2030 as the Lee Jae Myung administration seeks to make artificial intelligence the centerpiece of future economic growth. The Ministry of Science and ICT said the National Science and Technology Advisory Council approved the Sixth Basic Plan for Science and June 26, 2026