Ministry of Science and ICT

The Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT; Korean: 과학기술정보통신부; Hanja: 科學技術情報通信部) is a ministry of the government of South Korea. It succeeded the former Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning. "ICT" stands for "Information and Communication Technology".

Ministry of Science and ICT

과학기술정보통신부 科學技術情報通信部 Gwahak Gisul Jeongbo Tongsin-bu
Agency overview
Formed	26 July 2017; 7 years ago (2017-07-26)
Preceding agencies	Ministry of Science and Technology (1967–2008) Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (2008–2013) Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (2013–2017)
Jurisdiction	Government of South Korea
Headquarters	Sejong, South Korea
Employees	2,007 (excluding Korea Post)[1][2]
Annual budget	₩18.9 trillion (US$13.2 billion) (FY2025)[3]
Minister responsible	Yoo Sang-im, Minister
Deputy Ministers responsible	Lee Chang-yoon, 1st Vice Minister - R&D Policy Kang Kang-hyun, 2nd Vice Minister - Information & Communication & Broadcasting Ryu Kwang-jun, General Director-Head of Science and Technology Innovation Division
Child agency	Korea AeroSpace Administration
Website	www.msit.go.kr/eng/

Ministry of Science and ICT
Hangul	과학기술정보통신부
Hanja	科學技術情報通信部
Revised Romanization	Gwahak gisul jeongbo tongsinbu
McCune–Reischauer	Kwahak kisul chŏngbo t'ongsinbu

The headquarters was originally in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi-do before relocating to Sejong City in 2019 with new buildings constructed in 2021.^[4]

Organization

The organization consists of the Minister, the First and Second Vice Ministers, the Headquarters Director, three offices (실), 19 bureaus (국) and offices (관), and 70 divisions (과) and teams. There is a policy advisor under the Minister, and it is divided into the First and Second Vice Ministers and the Science and Technology Innovation Headquarters.^[5]

Affiliated organizations

• Korea AeroSpace Administration
• Korea Post
• National Science Museum
• Gwacheon National Science Museum
• National Radio Research Agency
• Central Radio Management Service

See also

• Science and technology in South Korea
• Internet in South Korea
• KAIST
• National Science Museum