Ministry of Science and ICT and Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy Join Hands... Opening Data on Chemicals, Metals, Ceramics, and Textiles

3 Million Data Records Built Over 5 Years by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
Secure Opening via the "Data Safe Zone"

The Ministry of Science and ICT and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced on the 8th that they will collaborate to innovate material research and development (R&D) based on data and artificial intelligence (AI). The two ministries agreed to open approximately 3 million public data records in the materials sector, which were built by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, through the Ministry of Science and ICT.

This collaboration is expected to reduce the time and cost of materials R&D and strengthen the competitiveness of domestically produced materials. Small and medium-sized enterprises, which find high-cost investments difficult, will also be able to participate in challenging materials development. Materials development is a highly complex field requiring an average research period of over 10 years and large-scale investment. Once a material is adopted, it is not easily replaced, making it a high value-added industry.

Since 2020, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy has been building 3 million public data records in four materials fields: chemical, metal, ceramic, and textile. Experimental data containing various material properties according to raw materials, composition, and processes have been accumulated. The opened data will be provided through the "Data Safe Zone" operated by the Ministry of Science and ICT. The Data Safe Zone refers to a space that supports the protection and analysis of sensitive or unopened data. Currently, unopened data in fields such as transportation, employment, and health are provided at 10 Data Safe Zone locations across 8 institutions nationwide.

On the 8th, at the Korea Salvation Business Agreement (MOU), the Ministry of Science and ICT...

Additionally, the two ministries held a "Data and AI-based Materials R&D Roundtable" involving companies and research institutions in the materials sector. At this event, they discussed ▲ the latest trends in AI-based materials research ▲ data standardization and sharing methods ▲ industrial applications of materials data ▲ and ways to expand AI services in the manufacturing sector.

Lee Seung-ryeol, Director of Industrial Policy at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, said, "The materials industry is one of the fields with the greatest potential for R&D innovation through AI integration," adding, "We hope that the practical opening of materials data accumulated over about five years will support private sector technology development."

Song Sang-hoon, Director of Information and Communication Policy at the Ministry of Science and ICT, stated, "In the AI era, the opening of high-quality data such as materials data is a key driver of technological innovation," and added, "Starting with this collaboration, we will continue to support the acceleration of data-driven industrial innovation."