The National Science and Technology Council (Chairman Kim Bok-cheol, NST) announced on the 14th that it will operate an online/offline 'Integrated AI Training for Government-Funded Research Institutes' for employees of government-funded research institutes under its jurisdiction (hereinafter referred to as research institutes) and research institutes directly under the Ministry of Science and ICT.


NST has formed an AI integrated education consortium consisting of three institutions: the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), the Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI), and the Korea Institute of Research and Development in Human Resources for Science and Technology (KIRD), and has been operating with the goal of training 10,000 people over three years from 2022 to 2024.


This year’s training target is 4,000 people, and the program has been expanded to seven courses in three stages, including the establishment of an 'AI Innovation Course' reflecting 12 national strategic technologies such as quantum and system semiconductors.



Chairman Kim Bok-cheol stated, “We will operate various integrated AI training programs to strengthen the AI utilization R&D capabilities of research institute employees and accelerate the digital transformation of research institute R&D.”


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