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Digital society initiative on AI led by Korea, OECD to kick off

Published: 19 May. 2024, 18:44

A digital society initiative jointly led by Korea and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) will officially kick off this week to discuss global governance on artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technologies, the science ministry said Sunday.

The initiative, set to open Monday, will function as a global policy platform aimed at helping OECD members form a digital society for shared prosperity, according to the Ministry of Science and ICT.

The ministry said it plans to introduce a "Digital Bill of Rights" revolving around the five principles of freedom, fairness, safety, innovation and solidarity for the establishment of a new digital order to OECD members of the initiative.

The bill of rights was proposed by the Korean government last year as part of efforts to build an appropriate regulatory system to respond to possible risks deriving from the evolution of AI and digital technologies.

"President Yoon Suk Yeol has led the international society's discussion on digital regulations through his New York Initiative, Paris Initiative and the New York Digital Vision Forum," said Song Sang-hoon, deputy minister of the office of ICT policy at the science ministry. "The OECD Digital Society Initiative will expand the discussion on the OECD level."

Yonhap