Ministry of Science and ICT

Ministry of Science and ICT
과학기술정보통신부
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)
Annual budget	₩18.9 trillion; (US$13.2 billion); (FY2025)
Minister responsible	Bae Kyung-hoon, Minister;
Deputy Ministers responsible	Koo Hyuk Chae, 1st Vice Minister; Ryu Jemyung, 2nd Vice Minister; Park In Kyu, Vice Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation;
Child agency	Korea AeroSpace Administration;
Website	www.msit.go.kr/eng/
Korean name
Hangul	과학기술정보통신부
Hanja	科學技術情報通信部
RR	Gwahak gisul jeongbo tongsinbu
MR	Kwahak 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.