Government Moves to Strengthen Security as AI Grows; KRW 182.2 Billion Set Aside for 2027 AI Security
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The Ministry of Science and ICT finalized the 2027 budget proposal through a Cabinet meeting on the 1st, and the total budget proposal comes to KRW 29.6 trillion.
Of that, the AI security project budget amounts to KRW 182.2 billion, or about 0.62% of the total.
The main AI security projects are composed of 4 initiatives, with the budgets for 3 new projects totaling KRW 175 billion and funding for existing AI security-related R&D projects also expanded.
Under a policy of nurturing AI as a future growth engine, the government is pushing to expand investment in the security sector in line with rising security concerns as AI spreads, and it has allocated KRW 182.2 billion in the 2027 budget proposal for major AI security projects aimed at countering AI cyberthreats.
The Ministry of Science and ICT finalized the 2027 budget proposal through a Cabinet meeting on the 1st, and the total budget proposal for 2027 comes to KRW 29.6 trillion. Of that, the AI security project budget amounts to KRW 182.2 billion, or about 0.62% of the total.
The finalized budget proposal includes 4 major AI security projects. The budgets for 3 new projects total KRW 175 billion, and funding for existing AI security-related R&D projects was also expanded.
Specifically, KRW 50 billion will go to support strengthening data competitiveness for frontier-level AI development, KRW 55 billion to new AI cyber shield dome technology development (R&D), KRW 70 billion to support AI threat response services for small businesses, and KRW 7.2 billion to core technology development (R&D) for embedding security into the AI ecosystem.
The largest budget allocation goes to support for AI threat response services for small businesses. This reflects the difficulty domestic small businesses face in securing their own security capabilities, and the project is expected to strengthen threat response systems.
Next year, investment in AI security R&D will be doubled, while new security projects will also be launched. In addition, the government plans to broaden the scope by promoting the building of AI learning foundations, cyberthreat response technology development, and the rollout of security services, raising expectations that the spread of AI security will accelerate.
However, while the Ministry of Science and ICT's overall 2027 budget increased 24.5% from the previous year, security spending, a key component of AI projects, accounts for just 0.62% of the total budget. As AI adoption spreads and security and reliability verification emerge as necessities, calls are growing for greater investment in AI security.
Source: TECHWORLD · Kim Hae-jin
Original: https://www.epnc.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=406352
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