Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) of the Republic of Korea jointly held the “Tech-GPT Project Agreement Ceremony” today in Seoul with the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology (KIAT), Korea Electronics Association (KEA), and the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH).

The agreement ceremony marks the beginning of the Tech-GPT platform project (2024–2028). This generative AI-driven platform will enable users to tap into technologies, businesses, and talents around the world. The project is a follow-up to the strategy on attracting and utilizing overseas high-tech talents for global open innovation, announced during the third talent nurturing strategy meeting chaired by Korea’s prime minister this September.

To be established through public-private collaboration, the Tech-GPT will be given an input of data on 110 million patents registered in the U.S., China, Germany, Japan, and the EU in addition to 220 million papers recently published in Korea and overseas in order to provide chatbot search engine services on technology information starting in the second half of next year. In 2026, services will expand to cover real-time business and talent information searches. In 2027, through collaboration with major global platforms, Tech-GPT will be able to support users’ networking with global companies and talents.

To invigorate the technological development and commercialization ecosystem centering on the Tech-GPT, a Tech-GPT Store will also be operated to connect users with specialized global companies’ paid services for more in-depth assistance in areas like technology transfer, supply chain analysis, and financial assistance for commercialization.

Approximately 100 representatives of related businesses and organizations came to attend today’s ceremony, where a memorandum of understanding (MOU) was entered by 10 companies and institutions for cooperation on promoting the Tech-GPT and nurturing the global open innovation ecosystem.