[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":91},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-\u002Fnews\u002Fsouth-korea-national-pqc-master-plan":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"author":6,"authorTitle":7,"authorUrl":8,"body":9,"canonical":8,"category":43,"date":44,"description":45,"draft":46,"extension":47,"faqs":48,"findingsSource":8,"geo":58,"image":60,"industries":61,"keyFindings":8,"meta":64,"modified":65,"navigation":66,"path":67,"pullquote":8,"recommendations":8,"references":68,"related":72,"seo":79,"seoTitle":80,"signposts":8,"slug":81,"stats":8,"stem":82,"tags":83,"tldr":89,"__hash__":90},"news\u002Fnews\u002Fsouth-korea-national-pqc-master-plan.md","South Korea Plans a Staged National Post-Quantum Master Plan to 2035","ArcQubit Team","",null,{"type":10,"value":11,"toc":39},"minimark",[12,17,24,27,30,33],[13,14,16],"h2",{"id":15},"south-korea-plans-a-staged-national-post-quantum-master-plan","South Korea plans a staged national post-quantum master plan",[18,19,20],"p",{},[21,22,23],"strong",{},"12 JULY 2023, SEOUL",[18,25,26],{},"South Korea announced a national post-quantum master plan on 12 July 2023, structured in stages. The plan calls for action plans in 2024, foundations by 2030, and full deployment by 2035. Sequencing the work this way lets groundwork precede the building of foundations, which in turn precedes deployment across government systems.",[18,28,29],{},"The 2030 foundations stage is the pivot. It focuses on the standards, infrastructure and preparatory work that deployment depends on, sitting between the early 2024 action plans and the final 2035 target. By carving out a dedicated foundations phase, the plan gives the country time to prepare rather than rushing straight from planning to deployment.",[18,31,32],{},"South Korea's timeline fits the international pattern. Its 2035 deployment target aligns with the horizon the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom and Japan use, and its staged structure resembles the risk-based sequencing other jurisdictions have adopted. That alignment helps Korean organizations that operate internationally plan a single coherent transition.",[18,34,35,38],{},[21,36,37],{},"Why it matters."," South Korea's master plan gives its public sector a clear, staged path to 2035, with a 2030 foundations milestone marking the halfway point. The alignment with other major jurisdictions means Korean organizations can plan against a timeline that matches their international peers. Agencies and suppliers can use the stages to pace their own cryptographic discovery and migration work.",{"title":7,"searchDepth":40,"depth":40,"links":41},2,[42],{"id":15,"depth":40,"text":16},"Policy","2023-07-12","South Korea set a staged national post-quantum master plan in July 2023: action plans in 2024, foundations by 2030 and deployment by 2035.",false,"md",[49,52,55],{"q":50,"a":51},"What are the stages of South Korea's plan?","The plan is staged: action plans in 2024, foundations by 2030, and deployment by 2035. Announced on 12 July 2023, it sequences the national transition so that groundwork precedes building foundations, which in turn precedes full deployment.",{"q":53,"a":54},"What does the 2030 foundations stage involve?","The 2030 stage focuses on building the foundations for migration, the standards, infrastructure and groundwork that deployment depends on. It sits between the 2024 action plans and the 2035 deployment target, giving the country time to prepare before the final push.",{"q":56,"a":57},"How does South Korea's timeline compare?","South Korea's 2035 deployment target aligns with the horizon used by the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom and Japan. The staged structure, with a 2030 foundations milestone, resembles the risk-based sequencing other jurisdictions have adopted.",[59],"seoul","\u002Fassets\u002Fog-default.png",[62,63],"Government Facilities","Cross-Sector",{},"2026-08-14",true,"\u002Fnews\u002Fsouth-korea-national-pqc-master-plan",[69],{"label":70,"url":71},"Government of the Republic of Korea, \"National master plan for the transition to post-quantum cryptography,\" Jul. 12, 2023.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.msit.go.kr\u002Feng\u002Findex.do",[73,76],{"label":74,"url":75},"South Korea Picks Four Home-Grown Post-Quantum Algorithms","\u002Fnews\u002Fsouth-korea-picks-four-home-grown-pqc-algorithms",{"label":77,"url":78},"Japan Sets a 2035 Government Post-Quantum Target","\u002Fnews\u002Fjapan-sets-2035-government-pqc-target",{"title":5,"description":45},"South Korea Plans a National Post-Quantum Master Plan","south-korea-national-pqc-master-plan","news\u002Fsouth-korea-national-pqc-master-plan",[84,85,86,87,88],"PQC migration","2035 deadline","2030 deadline","quantum readiness","for government","South Korea set a staged national post-quantum master plan in July 2023, with action plans in 2024, foundations by 2030 and deployment by 2035.","DOrSL7qf3I2sdMUNr7bXzjKan_9foV7zPhTF0tXoL3E",1792182887304]