National IT Industry Promotion Agency Welcomes President Kim Hyungcheol: "Will Lead Korea to Become a Top 3 Global AI Power"
"Aiming to Lead as a Frontier Institution in Cutting-Edge Technologies Such as Physical AI"
Kim Hyungchol, Director of the National Information Society Agency (NIA), who took office on the 1st.
View original imageThe National Information Society Agency (NIA) announced that it held the inauguration ceremony for Kim Hyungcheol, the 16th President of the National Information Society Agency, at its Daegu headquarters on April 1.
President Kim previously served as Senior Researcher at the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), Vice President of Thin Multimedia, National Standards Coordinator at the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards, Program Manager (PM) at the Institute for Information & Communications Technology Planning & Evaluation (IITP), and Director of the Software Policy & Research Institute (SPRI). He is an IT expert with 38 years of experience spanning government-funded research institutes, the private sector, and public institutions.
In his inauguration speech, President Kim stated, "I will develop the NIA into the core think tank for the government-wide AI transformation, enabling South Korea to become one of the world’s top three AI powerhouses. The NIA will play a pivotal role in driving AI transformation (AX) across all sectors, including public administration, healthcare, and national defense, and will faithfully fulfill its duties as an Artificial Intelligence Policy Center under the AI Basic Act."
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President Kim also emphasized, "By opening public data in the era of agentic AI, we will lay the foundation for a government-wide AI ecosystem and grow the NIA into a frontier-level expert institution that leads cutting-edge technology trends, including physical AI. We are committed to realizing an AI democratic government and implementing inclusive AI policies that allow all citizens to benefit from AI in their daily lives." President Kim’s term will last three years, ending in March 2029.
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