Jeong Jeong-sik, the floor leader of the People Power Party, suggested on September 2 that South Korea should make bold investments in key technologies and create an environment that encourages innovation among businesses and researchers to maximize the country's strengths.
Speaking at the 18th Good Growth, Good Jobs Global Forum (2026 GGGF) held at The Plaza Hotel in Jung-gu, Seoul, Jeong stated, "The accumulated process data and skilled technologies in our industrial sectors, such as semiconductors, automobiles, and shipbuilding, are valuable assets that other countries cannot easily replicate."
He noted that artificial intelligence (AI) has become a core technology that influences national competitiveness and economic growth. Jeong emphasized, "As countries around the world fiercely compete for AI leadership, we must also create new opportunities based on South Korea's unique strengths."
Jeong remarked that AI is rapidly expanding into physical domains such as robotics, autonomous manufacturing, and process optimization, asserting, "South Korea has world-class manufacturing capabilities. We have greater opportunities ahead."
He pledged that the party would develop necessary policies and systems based on voices from the field. Discussions on securing national AI competitiveness have been actively taking place in the political arena. The People Power Party has also been focusing on related policy research, inviting external experts to provide special lectures on AI to its members during a recent parliamentary workshop.
Jeong concluded, "I will actively support South Korea in leading the competitiveness of the AI era, and I hope this forum serves as a valuable opportunity to assess the current state of South Korean AI and seek practical solutions for the future."
Speaking at the 18th Good Growth, Good Jobs Global Forum (2026 GGGF) held at The Plaza Hotel in Jung-gu, Seoul, Jeong stated, "The accumulated process data and skilled technologies in our industrial sectors, such as semiconductors, automobiles, and shipbuilding, are valuable assets that other countries cannot easily replicate."
He noted that artificial intelligence (AI) has become a core technology that influences national competitiveness and economic growth. Jeong emphasized, "As countries around the world fiercely compete for AI leadership, we must also create new opportunities based on South Korea's unique strengths."
Jeong remarked that AI is rapidly expanding into physical domains such as robotics, autonomous manufacturing, and process optimization, asserting, "South Korea has world-class manufacturing capabilities. We have greater opportunities ahead."
He pledged that the party would develop necessary policies and systems based on voices from the field. Discussions on securing national AI competitiveness have been actively taking place in the political arena. The People Power Party has also been focusing on related policy research, inviting external experts to provide special lectures on AI to its members during a recent parliamentary workshop.
Jeong concluded, "I will actively support South Korea in leading the competitiveness of the AI era, and I hope this forum serves as a valuable opportunity to assess the current state of South Korean AI and seek practical solutions for the future."
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