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The Ministry of Science and ICT is reorganizing and integrating its AI research and development programs — including the independent ministry AI project and the Frontier AI project — with a total budget of 800 billion won, according to reporting carried by South Korean news outlets on September 22, 2026.
Under the plan, the ministry's separate AI initiatives will be unified and restructured into a consolidated framework, with the independent ministry AI project and the Frontier AI project brought together under the reorganization. The move is intended to streamline how the ministry funds and manages large-scale AI development efforts.
The reorganized programs are to be backed by a combined 800 billion won. The figure was reported in coverage of the announcement by Korean media, including Yonhap News.
Details on the timeline and administrative structure of the integrated program remain as announced by the ministry, and further specifics on implementation have not yet been laid out. The overall thrust of the reporting — that the ministry is consolidating and reorganizing the two AI programs with an 800 billion won investment — is supported by the available evidence. On that basis, the claim stands as Mostly True.
