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National AI Strategy Committee Holds First Plenary Under Ha Jung-woo, Aiming to Put AI Action Plan on Track

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South Korea's National AI Strategy Committee holds its first full meeting under new vice chair Ha Jung-woo. The goal is to turn the national AI action plan into real results.

What happened

The National AI Strategy Committee will hold its third full meeting on the 6th in Seoul. Ha Jung-woo, the committee's full-time vice chair, wants to move AI plans into action. The meeting will discuss how to set up teams that run major AI projects. It will also review a draft national AI law framework and plans for using public data and for building defense AI.

Key numbers and facts

  • The AI action plan was finalized on February 25, about eight months ago.
  • The action plan has 99 action tasks and 326 policy recommendations.
  • The committee was launched in September last year and reports directly to the president.
  • Ha Jung-woo took office on August 31.

Background

The committee brings together private experts and government officials. It sets national AI strategy and coordinates policies across ministries. In September, Ha said the committee would be reorganized around projects and results. He wants to link big projects, such as chips, physical AI, and AI data centers, and to coordinate work that spans several ministries.

Why it matters

The meeting shows whether Korea's AI plans will move from paper to practice. Linking government data and building AI that Korea can run on its own could matter more if foreign technology becomes harder to get because of export controls. Ha says the next stage must be changes that people and companies can actually feel.

What to watch

  • Whether the committee approves the structure and operating plan for the task forces.
  • Whether the draft AI law framework is approved and how the legal task force handles differences between ministries.
  • How the Ministry of the Interior and Safety's government-wide data pipeline progresses.
  • What the Ministry of National Defense's sovereign AI plan includes in detail.

Glossary

National AI Strategy Committee
A government group, led by the president's office, that sets Korea's national AI plans and coordinates ministries.
AI action plan
The national plan, finalized in February, with 99 tasks and 326 policy recommendations for AI.

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