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Telecommunications & Media
Baek Gyeong-hun holds first meeting with heads of three mobile carriers, urges stronger security
South Korea\'s Ministry of Science and ICT held talks with the heads of SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus on strengthening security and guaranteeing basic communications rights. Vice Prime Minister Baek Gyeong-hun said repeated hacking incidents made carriers\' responsibilities clearer and called for sweeping reforms that the public can feel. The carriers pledged stronger security and safer networks and issued a joint declaration. They also agreed to cooperate on new tariff plans and expand investment in AI and next-generation networks.
Telecommunications & Media
Teen smartphone overdependence hits 43 percent, highest in five years
The share of people in the smartphone overdependence risk group continued to fall overall, but it rose among teenagers, a government survey showed. The Ministry of Science and ICT said overall risk-group share slipped 0.2 percentage points from a year earlier to 22.7 percent, extending a decline since 2021. Teenagers aged 10 to 19 rose 0.4 points to 43.0 percent, and children aged 3 to 9 edged up to 26.0 percent.
Industry
Digital inclusion act takes effect to prevent tech discrimination
A South Korean law aimed at preventing social and economic discrimination arising from advances in AI and digital technology will take effect from Jan. 22, the Ministry of Science and ICT said. The Digital Inclusion Act requires the government to draw up three-year basic plans and annual implementation plans and enables private-sector participation. It also introduces a digital inclusion impact assessment and revises rules for verifying priority-purchase intelligent information products. New obligations will apply to manufacturers and lessors of unmanned information terminals, with phased grace periods by company size.