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South Korea science ministry gathers views on \'Korea AI ethics principles\', to adopt in August

South Korea\'s Ministry of Science and ICT gathered views from industry, civil society and academia ahead of adopting the \'Korea AI ethics principles\', a voluntary code for AI development and use. The ministry and the Korea Information Society Development Institute held a forum in Seoul with about 70 participants. The draft sets three core values and seven principles, and has been revised after receiving 116 written submissions.

Telecommunications & Media

Korean media fall behind global platforms; original content expansion urged

A study found the overall competitiveness of South Korea\'s major media services is lower than that of global platforms, and called for narrowing gaps in capital and content investment and integrating fragmented domestic platforms. In a survey of 32 experts, 93.8 percent agreed Korean media services face a crisis from competition with global platforms. User surveys showed domestic paid OTT services were seen at 57 to 73 percent of Netflix’s competitiveness, with expanding original content cited as the top priority.

AI & Enterprise

South Korea\'s 2024 digital industry sales rise 9.3 percent to 1.378 trillion won

South Korea’s digital industry posted sales of 1.378 trillion won in 2024, up 9.3 percent from a year earlier, a government survey showed. The sector accounted for 15.2 percent of total industry sales of 9.038 trillion won and rose by more than 100 trillion won for a second straight year. Digital-based industries led sales, while digital-related industries fell 3.1 percent. Digital maturity rose to 75.4 percent.