Ministry of Science and ICT
| 과학기술정보통신부 科學技術情報通信部 Gwahak Gisul Jeongbo Tongsin-bu | |
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| Formed | 26 July 2017 |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of South Korea |
| Headquarters | Sejong, South Korea |
| Employees | 2,007 (excluding Korea Post)[1][2] |
| Minister responsible |
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| Deputy Ministers responsible |
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| Website | www |
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| Revised Romanization | Gwahak gisul jeongbo tongsin bu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kwahak kisul chŏngpo t'ongsin pu |
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".
The headquarters was originally in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi-do before relocating to Sejong City in 2019 with new buildings constructed in 2021.[3]
Affiliated agency
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[edit]- ^ Article 36 and 37, Decree on the Organization of the Ministry of Science and ICT and its Constituents (Presidential Decree No.29568, amended Feb 26th, 2019)
- ^ Article 27 and 28, Enforcement Rule of the Decree on the Organization of the Ministry of Science and ICT and its Constituents (Ordinance of the Minister of Science and ICT No. 23, Amended Feb 26th, 2019)
- ^ Kwak, Yeon-soo (2 February 2018). "Two ministries moving to Sejong in 2019". The Korea Times. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
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