Ministry of Science and ICT

Ministry of Science and ICT
과학기술정보통신부
科學技術情報通信部
Gwahak Gisul Jeongbo Tongsin-bu
Agency overview
Formed26 July 2017; 7 years ago (2017-07-26)
Preceding agencies
JurisdictionGovernment of South Korea
HeadquartersSejong, South Korea
Employees2,007 (excluding Korea Post)[1][2]
Minister responsible
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
Websitewww.msit.go.kr/eng/
Ministry of Science and ICT
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGwahak gisul jeongbo tongsin bu
McCune–ReischauerKwahak 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]

  1. ^ 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)
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ Kwak, Yeon-soo (2 February 2018). "Two ministries moving to Sejong in 2019". The Korea Times. Retrieved 28 March 2019.