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Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is South Korea's government ministry for culture, sports and tourism, including national policy for the games and esports industries.

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Market

South Korea[1]

Organization type

Government ministry[1]

Games policy

2024–2028 industry promotion plan[2]

Esports policy

2026 esports title-selection notice[3]

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The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) is a government ministry in South Korea, based at Government Complex Sejong. Its games and esports work includes national industry planning and published esports policy notices.[1][2][3]

Games and esports policy

MCST’s Game Content Industry Division publishes the 2024–2028 games-industry promotion plan. The ministry posted the plan on December 27, 2024.[2]

The same division published the 2026 esports title-selection results on May 18, 2026, with an accompanying document on industry-support-center assistance.[3]

References3
  1. [1]Location — The Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism gives its office at Building 15, Government Complex Sejong, 388 Galmae-ro, Sejong.
  2. [2]2024-2028 게임산업 진흥 종합계획
  3. [3]2026 이스포츠(전자스포츠) 종목선정 결과 공고

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