Article 1(Purpose) #
The purpose of this Decree is to prescribe the matters mandated by the Industrial Digital Transformation Promotion Act and matters necessary for the enforcement thereof.
Article 2(Scope of State agencies) #
"Corporations, institutions, and organizations prescribed by Presidential Decree" in subparagraph 7d of Article 2 of the Industrial Digital Transformation Promotion Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Act") means schools of all levels established under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the Higher Education Act, and other statutes.
Article 3(Formulation of comprehensive plan for industrial digital transformation) #
(1) "Matters prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 5(2)10 of the Act means matters regarding the following:
1. Leading projects for industrial digital transformation;
2. Regulatory improvement to facilitate industrial digital transformation;
3. Promotion of new industries for industrial digital transformation.
(2) "Important matter prescribed by Presidential Decree" in the latter part of Article 5(3) of the Act means matters regarding the following:
1. Policy direction and goals for industrial digital transformation;
2. Establishment and improvement of systems to facilitate industrial digital transformation.
Article 4(Scope and method of fact-finding survey) #
(1) A fact-finding survey under Article 6(1) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "fact-finding survey") shall include matters regarding the following: <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>
1. Awareness of companies, research institutes, universities, etc. related to industrial digital transformation (hereinafter referred to as "transformation companies, etc.") about industrial digital transformation and promotion of industrial digital transformation;
2. Laying of foundations and standardization for the generation, utilization, protection, transactions, security, safety, etc. of industrial data;
3. Matters regarding disputes, such as the types of infringements on industrial data rights and the status of damage remedy;
4. Research and development related to industrial digital transformation;
5. The current status of professional personnel for industrial digital transformation and training thereof;
6. Investments and financing related to industrial digital transformation;
7. Other matters deemed necessary by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources in connection with the formulation and implementation of industrial digital transformation policies.
(2) A fact-finding survey shall be conducted in the form of a field survey, written survey, or others and may also be conducted by electronic means, such as by information and telecommunications networks or email.
Article 5(Industrial Digital Transformation Commission) #
(1) "Public officials having a rank equivalent to a Vice Minister in the relevant central administrative agencies prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 7(2) of the Act means vice-ministerial level public officials of the following agencies. In such cases, if several Vice Ministers exist in any central administrative agency, the Vice Minister designated by the head of the agency shall serve as a member: <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025; Dec. 30, 2025>
1. The Ministry of Economy and Finance;
2. The Ministry of Science and ICT;
3. The Ministry of Education;
4. The Ministry of the Interior and Safety;
5. The Ministry of Employment and Labor;
6. The Ministry of SMEs and Startups;
6-2. The Ministry of Planning and Budget;
7. Other central administrative agencies designated by the chairperson of the Industrial Digital Transformation Commission under Article 7(1) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Transformation Commission") in relation to the agenda to be submitted to a meeting of the Transformation Commission.
(2) A meeting of the Transformation Commission shall be held by attendance of a majority of registered members and any resolution thereof shall be passed by the concurring vote of at least a majority of members present.
(3) In addition to the matters provided in paragraphs (1) and (2), details necessary for the operation of the Committee shall be determined by the chairperson following a resolution by the Commission.
Article 6(Composition and operation of expert committees) #
(1) An expert committee by field (hereinafter referred to as "expert committee") shall be established in the Transformation Commission under Article 7(7) of the Act.
(2) An expert committee shall consist of up to 10 members commissioned by the Transformation Commission, and the chairperson of each expert committee shall be commissioned by the chairperson of the Transformation Commission from among the members of each expert committee.
(3) The chairperson of an expert committee shall convene and preside over meetings.
(4) Where the chairperson of an expert committee is unable to perform his or her duties due to any unavoidable cause, a member designated by the chairperson of the Transformation Commission in advance shall act on his or her behalf.
(5) An expert committee member shall hold office for a term of 2 years and may be recommissioned for only one further term.
(6) Except as provided in paragraphs (1) through (5), matters necessary for the composition and operation of an expert committee shall be determined by the chairperson of the Transformation Commission following a resolution by the Commission.
Article 7(Selection of leading projects for industrial digital transformation) #
(1) The Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources may support the cooperation of transformation companies, etc. to identify leading projects pursuant to Article 15(2) of the Act. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>
(2) Where the Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources intends to select a leading project for industrial digital transformation pursuant to Article 15(3) of the Act, he or she shall publicly announce the following matters on the website of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources: <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>
1. Eligibility;
2. Evaluation methods and procedures for selection;
3. Evaluation criteria for selection;
4. Details and period of filing an application.
(3) Digital transformation companies, etc. intending to conduct a leading project for industrial digital transformation pursuant to Article 15(3) of the Act shall submit a plan therefor to the Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>
(4) Prior to deliberation by the Transformation Commission, the Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources may conduct a preliminary evaluation of a leading industrial digital transformation project plan in terms of the following: <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>
1. Feasibility of the leading project for industrial digital transformation;
2. The fidelity and feasibility of the leading industrial digital transformation project plan;
3. Capabilities of participating transformation companies, etc. to conduct a leading project for industrial digital transformation, in terms of technology and human resources;
4. Social and economic ripple effects of a leading project for industrial digital transformation.
Article 8(Support for leading project for industrial digital transformation) #
(1) "Projects prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 16(1)6 of the Act means the following: <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>
1. Collaborative activities of transformation companies, etc. for industrial digital transformation;
2. New investments for industrial digital transformation;
3. Training human resources for industrial digital transformation;
4. Marketing new products and services related to industrial digital transformation, developing overseas markets, and obtaining certifications;
5. Security, standardization and quality improvement related to industrial data;
6. Other projects deemed by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources to require support for a leading project for industrial digital transformation.
(2) The Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources may request that the heads of relevant central administrative agencies and the heads of local governments inform him or her of the details of available support in relation to the matters referred to in the subparagraphs of Article 16(1) of the Act. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>
(3) Upon receipt of a request under paragraph (2), the heads of relevant central administrative agencies and the heads of local governments shall submit the details of support projects under their jurisdiction to the Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>
(4) The Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources may notify the transformation companies, etc. participating in a leading project for industrial digital transformation of the details of support projects submitted pursuant to paragraph (3). <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>
(5) Transformation companies, etc. participating in a leading project for industrial digital transformation may file an application for support with the head of the competent central administrative agency or the head of the local government, if there is any type of support that they require from among the details of support notified pursuant to paragraph (4).
(6) Upon receipt of a request for support under paragraph (5), the head of the central administrative agency or the head of the local government shall examine the details of the relevant application, determine whether to grant support, and notify the applicant of the results thereof without delay.
Article 9(Support for regulatory improvement) #
(1) The Transformation Commission may have an expert committee examine the results of the review by the heads of the relevant administrative agencies under the former part of Article 17(2) of the Act in advance.
(2) The Transformation Commission or an expert committee may request the heads of relevant administrative agencies to submit data or state their opinions, if necessary for the review under paragraph (1).
(3) When conducting deliberation under the former part of Article 17(4) of the Act, the Transformation Commission shall take the following matters into overall consideration:
1. Concreteness of the details of the application for regulatory improvement and feasibility thereof;
2. Possibility of achieving the purpose of a leading project for industrial digital transformation through regulatory improvement;
3. Ripple effects from the relevant regulatory improvement.
4. Other matters that the chairperson of the Transformation Commission deems necessary for the review of such regulatory improvement.
(4) Where the head of the relevant administrative agency initiates the improvement of relevant statutes or regulations or completes the improvement of the relevant statutes or regulations under Article 17(6) of the Act, or where he or she conducts a prompt identification, etc. of regulation pursuant to paragraph (7) of that Article, he or she shall notify the Transformation Commission of such fact.
Article 10(Management and supervision of regulatory improvement) #
(1) A transformation company, etc. involved in a leading project for industrial digital transformation to which regulatory improvement has applied shall prepare a document on the results of such application of regulatory improvement and project results, including the following matters, and submit it to the Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources and the head of the relevant administrative agency within 3 months from the completion of the project; provided, where it is impracticable to submit a report within the relevant period for any unavoidable reason and the transformation company, etc. makes a request for extension, it may be granted a maximum of 1 month extension only once: <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>
1. Status of implementation of the project;
2. Fulfillment of conditions attached to the granting of the regulatory improvement (only applicable where conditions are attached);
3. Whether there have been any safety accident or compensation for damage related to the project;
4. Other matters publicly notified by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources as deemed necessary for determining whether the improvement of statutes or regulations is required, the direction of improvement, etc.
(2) The Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources and the head of the relevant administrative agency may request the relevant transformation company, etc. to submit additional data, if there is a defect in the documents submitted for the application of regulatory improvement and the results of the project pursuant to paragraph (1) or if it is deemed necessary to verify the facts. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>
(3) Pursuant to Article 18(3) of the Act, the Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources may order a person to whom regulatory improvement has applied to take corrective measures within a specified period of up to 6 months, in cases falling under any of subparagraphs 2 through 4 of that paragraph; provided, if there are any unavoidable circumstances making it impossible to complete correction within the relevant period and a person to whom regulatory improvement has applied makes a request for extension, the period may be extended by up to 3 months only once. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>
(4) Where the Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources issues a corrective order pursuant to Article 18(3) of the Act, he or she shall do so in writing specifying the following: <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>
1. The applicable ground, among the grounds referred to in Article 18(3)2 through 4 of the Act;
Article 11(Collaboration support center for industrial digital transformation) #
(1) "A corporation, an institution, or an organization that meets the requirements prescribed by Presidential Decree, in terms of professional personnel, facilities, etc." in Article 19(1) of the Act means a corporation, an institution, or an organization that meets all of the following requirements:
1. It shall have at least 5 professional staff members falling under any of the following:
a. A person with a doctorate degree in a field related to industrial digital transformation;
b. A person who has worked for at least 3 years at a corporation or institution related to digital transformation after obtaining a master's degree in a field related to industrial digital transformation;
c. A person who has worked for at least 5 years at a corporation or institution related to digital transformation after obtaining a bachelor's degree in a field related to industrial digital transformation (including persons deemed to have an equivalent or higher educational background under other statutes or regulations);
2. It shall be equipped with facilities and equipment necessary for performing the duties of providing support for collaboration in industrial digital transformation under Article 19(1) of the Act.
(2) A person intending to be designated as a collaboration support center for industrial digital transformation under Article 19(1) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "collaboration support center") shall submit an application for designation to the Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>
(3) Where the Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources designates a collaboration support center, in receipt of an application under paragraph (2), he or she may consult with the head of a relevant local government on the balanced arrangement of cooperation support centers between regions. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>
(4) If the Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources designates a collaboration support center pursuant to Article 19(1) of the Act, he or she shall publicly announce the details thereof on the website of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>
(5) The duties of a collaboration support center shall be as follows: <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>
1. Support for collaboration of transformation companies, etc. for industrial digital transformation;
Article 12(Training of professional personnel for industrial digital transformation) #
(1) Pursuant to Article 21(2) of the Act, the Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources may designate any of the following institutions or organizations as an institution for training professional personnel (hereinafter referred to as "institution for training professional personnel"): <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>
1. Schools with industrial digital transformation-related departments or majors, among the schools defined in Article 2 of the Higher Education Act;
2. Government-funded research institutes established under the Act on the Establishment, Operation and Fostering of Government-Funded Research Institutes;
3. Other educational and training institutions or organizations related to industrial digital transformation recognized by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources in consultation with the heads of relevant central administrative agencies.
(2) A person intending to be designated as an institution for fostering professional personnel under paragraph (1) shall submit to the Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources an application for designation, stating the following matters: <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>
1. Professional personnel training plans;
2. Matters regarding training courses, instructors, etc.;
3. Matters regarding facilities and equipment necessary for fostering professional personnel;
4. A financing plan for operating expenses.
(3) Except as provided in paragraphs (1) and (2), detailed matters necessary for training professional personnel for industrial digital transformation shall be prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>
Article 13(International cooperation) #
"Matters prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 23(4)6 of the Act means the following: <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>
1. Survey, research and information exchange for international cooperation in the field of industrial digital transformation;
2. Support for holding exhibitions and academic conferences on industrial digital transformation;
3. Other matters deemed necessary by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources in connection with international cooperation in industrial digital transformation.
Article 14(Designation of dedicated institution) #
(1) Where the Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources has designated a dedicated institution under Article 26(1) of the Act, he or she shall post such fact on the website of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>
(2) "Duties prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 26(1) and (2) of the Act means any of the following duties: <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>
1. Support for the establishment of comprehensive plans for industrial digital transformation under Article 5 of the Act;
2. Support for the operation of the Transformation Commission;
3. Support for the promotion of industrial data utilization under Article 10 of the Act;
4. Support for companies specializing in industrial digital transformation support under Article 11(2) of the Act;
5. Other duties deemed necessary by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources to facilitate and support industrial digital transformation.
Article 15(Authorization for establishment of association) #
(1) A person intending to establish an association pursuant to Article 27(1) of the Act shall submit to the Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources an application for authorization for establishment prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources, accompanied by the following documents: <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>
1. Articles of association or regulations on the operation of business corresponding thereto;
2. A list of promoters and their resumes;
3. A letter of acceptance of the position of an executive officer;
4. A business plan and a budget revenue and expenditure plan.
(2) The articles of association referred to in paragraph (1)1 shall include the following:
1. Purpose and name;
2. Location of the principal office;
3. Matters regarding its business;
4. Matters regarding member eligibility;
5. Matters regarding executive officers.
(3) Where the Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources grants authorization for the establishment of an association pursuant to Article 27(1) of the Act, he or she shall publicly announce the details thereof on the website of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>
(4) "Duties prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 27(3) of the Act means any of the following:
1. Facilitation of cooperation of transformation companies, etc. for industrial digital transformation;
2. Support for leading projects for industrial digital transformation;
3. Training human resources for industrial digital transformation;
4. Providing information on industrial digital transformation;
5. Research on the standardization of industrial data for industrial digital transformation;
6. Support for international exchange of transformation companies, etc.;
7. Other duties necessary to achieve the purpose of the establishment of the association.
Article 16(Delegation and entrustment of authority) #
Pursuant to Article 29(2) of the Act, the Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources shall entrust the Association established under Article 27(1) of the Act with the following duties: <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>
1. Receipt of a report on specialized companies under Article 11(3) of the Act;
2. Support for the establishment of job standards and qualification systems, in relation to industrial digital transformation under Article 21(1)3 of the Act.