The Korea Media and Communications Commission (KMCC) said on the 1st it has drawn up a 2027 budget proposal and fund operation plan totaling 297.7 billion won.
It is the first budget proposal since the launch of the Korea Media and Communications Commission (KMCC) in Oct. 2025.
Compared with the 2026 budget compiled for the Korea Communications Commission (KCC), it increased by 34.6 billion won (13.2%).
The Korea Media and Communications Commission (KMCC) said it newly established and increased various programs to support the development of the broadcasting and media industry and the AI transformation. It newly allocated 10 billion won for a pilot project to build AI training data from broadcast footage by processing videos held by broadcasters. Targeting small and micro broadcasting businesses, it plans to begin next year programs including: ▲ vouchers for AI-based production and editing solutions ▲ support for producing short-form broadcast content using AI technologies ▲ support for young interns trained in AI technologies.
Along with this, it sharply increased research and development (R&D) funds to secure original AI-based technologies for new broadcast production and editing. It will also newly pursue a project to support building an integrated service platform for domestic radio broadcasters and a project to support standardizing pay TV viewing data.
The Korea Media and Communications Commission (KMCC) also secured project and operating funds for the "Transparency Center for Information and Communications Services," which will be established under the amended Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection. The Korea Media and Communications Commission (KMCC) said, "Based on this, the transparency center is expected to smoothly carry out its statutory duty of supporting 'fact-checking organizations.'"
The Korea Media and Communications Commission (KMCC) added that to strengthen media sovereignty, it allocated about 2.4 billion won—roughly double from a year earlier—for the Community Media Foundation's media literacy education budget, and secured funds to establish viewer media centers in North Gyeongsang and North Jeolla (2.5 billion won each). It also increased, from a year earlier, funding to support program production for existing regional and small broadcasters and the Educational Broadcasting System (EBS), and set the contribution to the jointly promoted "Digital Content Korea Fund" with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism at 5 billion won, 10 times higher than a year earlier.