Discussion and measures are being discussed for the deepening of digital society based on the Korean ‘digital rights front’ with mutual sharing of related laws, regulations, and policies.
Provided by Ministry of Science and ICT, ‘[Financial News] The Korean government is launching discussions with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) to establish a global digital norms discussion body. The plan is to hold practical meetings and high-level conferences within the year, along with digital norms discussions and policy sharing among participating countries.’,
, “The Ministry of Science and ICT announced on the 19th that the ‘Digital Society Initiative (DSI),’ jointly pursued by Korea and the OECD, will be officially launched on the 20th. A ceremony to commemorate the official launch of DSI will also be held on the same day.”,
, ‘Led by the Korean government, DSI aims to establish a permanent cooperation network among OECD member countries to explore directions for responding to global discussions on artificial intelligence (AI) and digital norms and governance in the future. The government expects it to function as a global policy platform by regularly sharing each country’s digital norms, deepening digital response policy examples.’,
, “Participating countries are expected to diagnose the societal impact of global digital deepening based on Korea’s ‘digital rights front’ and ‘deepening digital response’ at regular meetings. In addition, plans are underway to share key activities summaries by sharing each country’s digital deepening response status and laws, regulations, and policies.”,
, ‘This year, the goal is to hold the 1st practical meeting in mid-June and aim to hold the 1st senior meeting in the second half of the year.’,
, “The Ministry of Science and ICT explained that a bilateral meeting between Song Sang-hoon, Director of the Information and Communication Policy Office of the Ministry of Science and ICT, and Jerry Shane, Director of the OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation, will take place during the signing ceremony on the 20th. Director Song plans to share AI and digital policy cases carried out domestically, such as the establishment of the AI Strategy High-Level Consultation Council, with the OECD. In addition, active participation and cooperation are also expected at the AI Seoul Summit Meeting and AI Global Forum to be held on the 21st and 22nd.”,
, ‘Director Song stated, “President Yoon Suk-yeol has led international discussions on digital norms through continuous global initiatives such as the New York Conception, Paris Initiative, and New York Digital Forum,” and “The establishment of DSI this time will spread such discussions at the OECD level and become an opportunity for Korea to continue leading international discussions on digital norms based on close cooperation with the OECD.”‘]