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홍진배 IITP 원장, AX2.0 시대 국가전략 제시
Hong Jin-bae, IITP Director, Presents National Strategy for the AX2.0 Era
ZD Net Korea | Local Language | News | Nov. 21, 2025 | UndeterminedTech Development/Adoption
On November 19, Hong Jin-bae, Director of the Institute for Information and Communications Technology Planning and Evaluation (IITP), presented South Korea’s R&D and talent strategy for the AX 2.0 era at a seminar held at Korea National Open University. The event focused on the policy, ecosystem, and talent development directions needed for South Korea to establish itself as a sustainable AI future nation amid increasing global competition centered on national strategy and technology sovereignty.
Kim Jin-hong, chairman of the ICT Renaissance Committee, highlighted the structural limitations in the Korean AI ecosystem, describing it as trapped in a “scale-up trap” marked by insufficient private investment and talent outflow. He advocated for a government role shift from “market fixer” to “market creator” to better cultivate the domestic AI ecosystem.
Director Hong Jin-bae explained that AI is evolving from simple inference in the AX 1.0 era to autonomous action in the real world in the AX 2.0 era, with agentic and physical AI driving a new productivity revolution across sectors such as manufacturing and services. He noted the competitive shift towards efficiency and usability, emphasizing AI’s growing importance in national sovereignty amid US-China technological rivalry.
Hong outlined three strategic pillars for South Korea’s advancement as an AI leader: securing technological sovereignty in six core AI fields (AI models, semiconductors, quantum computing, cybersecurity, next-gen networks, and AI convergent services); leveraging manufacturing strengths by enhancing full-stack physical AI technologies for early market leadership; and cultivating high-level innovative talent through initiatives like AI Star Fellowship and specialized graduate programs. These efforts aim to build national innovation capabilities to lead the next productivity revolution.
The seminar included experts from AI, security, telecommunications, industry, and medical fields who discussed practical measures for developing a Korean-style AI innovation ecosystem. An IITP official noted that the seminar helped redefine the national AI strategy’s direction in response to the AX 2.0 era, focusing on technological sovereignty, R&D reorganization, and talent cultivation necessary for South Korea’s progress as an AI-leading country.