Games & Commerce

Warning signs as game industry growth slows, calls for tax credits for production costs

As growth and exports in South Korea's game industry slow, participants at a policy forum called for expanded support such as tax credits for game production costs. Korea Creative Content Agency executive Song Jin said games account for about 15 percent of content industry sales and 60.4 percent of exports, but get 6.9 percent of the budget. He projected 2030 targets would be missed without additional intervention. Speakers also urged tax and financing measures and listing incentives.

AI & Enterprise

In agentic AI era, total cost matters more than token price, model performance is key

As agentic AI spreads, economic efficiency will depend less on token prices and more on how quickly tasks are completed with fewer errors, participants at a National Assembly forum in Seoul said. A2Sys CEO Lee Dong-soo said agentic AI can consume far more tokens than existing generative AI as agents exchange context and repeat failed steps. Officials said the government will focus on agentic capabilities in domestic model development and plans token-efficiency technologies and an AI operating system.