Ministry of Science and ICT

Ministry of Science and ICT
Hangul	과학기술정보통신부
Hanja	科學技術情報通信部
Revised Romanization	Gwahak gisul jeongbo tongsin bu
McCune–Reischauer	Kwahak kisul chŏngpo t'ongsin pu

Ministry of Science and ICT
과학기술정보통신부; 科學技術情報通信部; Gwahak Gisul Jeongbo Tongsin-bu
Agency overview
Formed	26 July 2017
Preceding agencies	Ministry of Science and Technology (1967–2008); Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (2008–2013); Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (2013–2017);
Jurisdiction	Government of South Korea
Headquarters	Sejong, South Korea
Employees	2,007 (excluding Korea Post)
Minister responsible	Lee Jong-ho, Minister;
Deputy Ministers responsible	Joo Young-chang, General Director-Head of Science and Technology Innovation Division; Cho Seong-kyung, 1st Vice Minister - Head of R&D policy; Park Yoon-kyu, 2nd Vice Minister - Head of Information & Communication & Broadcasting;
Website	english.msit.go.kr

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.

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