KCCST's 2027 budget reaches KRW 297.7 billion, with KRW 10 billion for broadcast video AI training data
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The Ministry of Broadcasting, Media and Communications announced its 2027 budget and fund management plan and set next year's budget at KRW 297.7 billion.
The next year's budget includes a new pilot project to build broadcast video AI training data, support for AI use by small and financially weak broadcasters, and expanded R&D for core AI technologies related to broadcasting production and editing.
It also reflects an integrated service platform for radio broadcasters, standardization of paid TV viewing data, the Transparency Center for Information and Communications Services, media literacy education and media accessibility projects, and KRW 5 billion in contributions to the Digital Content Korea Fund.
The Ministry of Broadcasting, Media and Communications announced its 2027 budget and fund management plan on the 1st. KCCST set next year's budget at KRW 297.7 billion, up from this year.
The next year's budget is 13.2% higher than this year's. The increase from this year amounts to KRW 34.6 billion.
In next year's budget, the AI transition project for the broadcasting and media industries has been expanded. It is the first annual budget plan since KCCST launched in October 2025.
In particular, it newly established the 'Broadcast Video AI Training Data Construction Pilot Project' and allocated KRW 10 billion. The project involves processing video content held by broadcasters into data for AI training use. It also reflects support for introducing AI production and editing tools for small and financially weak broadcasters.
The government has newly prepared a support program to help small and financially weak broadcasters use AI. It will launch a new AI utilization support project for small and financially weak broadcasters, and provide voucher support for introducing AI-based production and editing solutions. It will also promote support for short-form production of broadcast content using AI technology.
It will also promote a project to support young interns who have completed AI technology training in fieldwork at broadcasting sites. Through this, the government expanded the structure of projects that support small and financially weak broadcasters in using AI.
At the same time, it also increased the research and development budget to secure core AI technologies for broadcasting production and editing. It expanded the R&D budget for AI core technologies used in broadcasting production and editing, and also increased the R&D budget for securing core AI technologies for AI-based broadcasting production and editing. KCCST's digital media innovation technology development budget this year was set at KRW 9.767 billion, and its programmable media core technology development budget at KRW 4 billion. However, the specific size of the increase was not included in this announcement.
The government also added a digital infrastructure project in the broadcasting and media sector. It will newly promote the construction of an integrated service platform for domestic radio broadcasters, and it will also newly promote a support project for standardizing paid TV viewing data.
The government allocated resources to respond to online false and manipulated information and laid the groundwork for establishing the 'Transparency Center for Information and Communications Services' in line with the July 7 enforcement of the revised Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, etc. Accordingly, it also secured the budget for the 'Transparency Center for Information and Communications Services' project and operations.
The transparency center was tasked with supporting fact-checking organizations and conducting research and education related to fact-checking.
At the same time, it expanded budgets related to media literacy and accessibility. The Korea Communications Standards Commission's media literacy education budget for the Audience Media Foundation was set at KRW 2.4 billion, about twice this year's level. It also allocated KRW 2.5 billion for building the Gyeongbuk Audience Media Center and KRW 2.5 billion for building the Jeonbuk Audience Media Center. In addition, it increased the project to improve media accessibility for people with disabilities, reflected support for the distribution of TV receivers for the hearing impaired, support for the production of disabled-person broadcasting, and expanded development of an AI-based automated audio description system for the visually impaired. Budgets for supporting local and small broadcaster program production and for supporting program production by the Korea Educational Broadcasting System (EBS) were also increased.
It also jointly promoted the 'Digital Content Korea Fund' with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and allocated KRW 5 billion in contributions to the 'Digital Content Korea Fund.' This is 10 times larger than this year's allocation.
As some projects were scaled back or not reflected during the government budget drafting process, additional funding has become necessary. The internet ethics education project for the entire public was cut, and the AI voucher support project for marginalized groups was not included in the budget.
Accordingly, KCCST plans to pursue additional funding for related budgets and to consult with relevant institutions, including the National Assembly and fiscal authorities. Kim Jong-cheol, chair of KCCST, said that through the 2027 budget, he would push to strengthen the public's media sovereignty and improve industrial competitiveness suited to the changing media environment.
Source: IT DAILY · Kim Byung-joo
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