K-Defense Startup Strategy: A Shift in Korea’s Innovation Policy Toward Dual-Use Global Competitiveness
As global defense innovation shifts toward agile, AI-driven technologies, Korea is charting a new path to ensure its startups play ...
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Beyond 2025 National Audit: Korea’s MSS Bets on AI, Youth Founders, and Regional Venture Funds to Drive Inclusive Innovation
Following intense parliamentary scrutiny over technology protection and policy execution, Korea’s Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS) is steering toward ...
Korea’s SME Policy Audit Exposes Deep Structural Flaws in Technology Protection and Platform Fairness
Korea’s 2025 parliamentary audit has revealed a growing disconnect between government policy ambitions and execution on the ground. Lawmakers scrutinized ...
Korea’s Parliamentary Audit Tests the Real Impact of SME and Startup Policies Amid AI Transformation and Funding Challenges
As Korea’s innovation economy enters a pivotal transformation driven by AI and regional reform, the National Assembly’s audit of the ...
Survival or Innovation? Korea’s $3B Policy Fund Raises Debate on Startup Growth Priorities
South Korea’s latest finance report in policy fund reveals an impressive outcome — billions in public capital saved thousands of ...
Low Returns on $190M Startup Fund Expose Korea’s Policy Inefficiency in Innovation Finance
Korea’s innovation economy depends not only on ambitious startup programs but also on how effectively public capital is managed. A ...
Policy Gap Exposed: $1.8B in Penalties Reveal Korea’s Struggle to Channel Bank Capital into Innovation
Korea’s financial system is facing a critical test. Banks have been fined KRW 2.5 trillion (~ USD 1.8 billion) this ...
Behind Korea’s Record SME R&D Budget: Growth Ambitions, Structural Loopholes, and the Global Trust Test
Korea is entering a defining moment in its innovation policy. With a record KRW 2.2 trillion SME R&D budget, the ...
Korea’s AI Startups Push for Policies That Match Growth Stages to Compete Globally: Ecosystem Now at Crossroads
Global investors watching Korea’s AI sector now have a roadmap to startups’ most urgent needs. A new survey shows that ...
Korea Connects AI Startups and SMEs: MSS Pushes AX Policy Testbeds and Open Innovation at Wrtn Roundtable
Korea is sharpening its AI transformation (AX) strategy by directly linking startups with small and medium-sized manufacturers. At a Seoul ...