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Kim Bong-jin says Tada incident left psychological barrier to innovation, calls for startup regulatory reform
Kim Bong-jin, founding chair of the Korea Startup Forum and founder of Baemin, said the Tada incident left entrepreneurs with a psychological barrier to building innovative services. Former and current forum chairs, marking the group’s 10th anniversary, called for improvements to the startup regulatory environment, including a shift to negative regulation and the creation of a fair, open market for competition. They also urged continued dialogue with government and parliament to improve systems.
AI & Enterprise
OpenAI expands cooperation with South Korean government, attention on executives\' ties to Korea
OpenAI is strengthening support for South Korea and has selected the Ministry of Science and ICT as a partner for its Government and Trusted Access (GTAC) programme, with KISA handling operations. Participants receive access to OpenAI’s latest cybersecurity model, GPT-5.5 Cyber. The article also notes observations that Korea-linked executives, including Jason Kwon and Greg Brockman, and the build-out of OpenAI Korea’s external affairs and communications team are connected to the company’s moves.
Games & Commerce
Kakao CA council overhauls structure to shrink organization, speed up decisions
Kakao\'s CA council said on Thursday it will overhaul its organizational structure to strengthen execution for growth and speed up decision-making. It will shift from a system of four committees, two chiefs and one unit to a structure of three offices and four heads. The new offices will support group-level decisions on investment, finance and human resources. The new system takes effect on Feb. 1.