Ministry of Science and ICT

Ministry of Science and ICT
과학기술정보통신부
Agency overview
Formed26 July 2017 (2017-07-26)
Preceding agencies
JurisdictionGovernment of South Korea
HeadquartersSejong, South Korea
Employees2,007 (excluding Korea Post)
Annual budget18.9 trillion
(US$13.2 billion)
(FY2025)
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/
Footnotes
Korean name
Hangul
과학기술정보통신부
Hanja
科學技術情報通信部
RRGwahak gisul jeongbo tongsinbu
MRKwahak kisul chŏngbo t'ongsinbu

The Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT; Korean: 과학기술정보통신부) 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.