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Analysis South Korea’s AI centralization plan risks backfire without institutional buy-inEfforts to sideline the finance ministry and empower technocrats face untested leadership and delivery risks President Lee Jae-myung’s reported plan to elevate the science minister to a deputy prime ministerial position signals a broader effort to centralize the state’s role in artificial intelligence (AI) policy, mirroring institutional models seen in countries like China. But the success of this move will depend on whether the sector-specific experts Lee has appointed — Bae Kyung-hoon and Ha Jung-woo — can overcome bureaucratic resistance, manage fragmented ecosystems and translate their private-sector experience into administrative results. PUBLIC MANDATE FOR OVERHAUL Recent polling data provides Lee with the political capital that he requires to continue to push for his assertive approach © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |





