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South Korea names first presidential AI secretary, signals shift toward sovereign AI

By Jenny Lee ( June 16, 2025, 08:58 GMT | Insight) -- South Korea’s newly inaugurated government under President Lee Jae-myung has appointed Ha Jung-woo, head of the AI Innovation Center at Naver Cloud, as the country’s first senior presidential secretary for artificial intelligence — just two weeks after taking office. The newly created role underscores the government’s commitment to transforming South Korea into one of the world’s top three AI powers, with sovereign AI set to play a central role in that vision.South Korea’s newly inaugurated government under President Lee Jae-myung has appointed Ha Jung-woo, head of the AI Innovation Center at Naver Cloud, as the country’s first senior presidential secretary for artificial intelligence — just two weeks after taking office. The newly created role underscores the government’s commitment to transforming South Korea into one of the world’s top three AI powers, with sovereign AI set to play a central role in that vision....

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