The Ministry of Science and ICT said Wednesday its special council for technology and artificial intelligence met for the first time at the Presidential Advisory Council on Science & Technology in Gwanghwamun, Seoul, drawing 17 specialists from fields spanning the economy, industry, education, healthcare, culture and law.
The ministry said the cross-disciplinary lineup was designed to dissect how cutting-edge technologies intersect with each sector and to forecast the future through a wider analytical lens than a purely scientific panel would allow.
The council will convene quarterly, with its membership set to expand to capture a wider range of voices, while agendas identified at the sessions will be developed into in-depth studies released as a "Future Agenda Series" in cooperation with affiliated research institutes, the ministry said.
Cross-ministerial issues will be escalated to the Science and Technology Ministers' Meeting to secure follow-through on policy.
"Advances in cutting-edge technologies such as AI are accelerating, and technological innovation is fundamentally reshaping not only industries but also national systems and daily life," said Bae Kyung-hoon, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and ICT, pledging to "tear down the wall between the public and private sectors" and pool expertise to design a hopeful blueprint for future generations.
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