182nd Suwon Saebit Forum Speaker to Be Ha Jung-woo, Former Presidential Senior Secretary for AI Future Planning
Ha Jung-woo, former presidential Senior Secretary for AI Future Planning, will serve as the speaker at the 182nd ‘New Perspectives, Shining Times - Suwon Saebit Forum,’ held at 4 p.m. on the 12th in the City Hall auditorium.
Former Senior Secretary Ha will lecture on the theme ‘Beyond DX (Digital Transformation) to AX (Artificial Intelligence Transformation): The Quantum Leap of Suwon Special City, Korea’s No. 1 AI City.’
Digital transformation (DX) has become firmly established across society, and now a new paradigm of artificial intelligence transformation (AX) is emerging. At this forum, former Senior Secretary Ha plans to present a vision for how Suwon can leap forward as a new center of Korea’s artificial intelligence (AI) innovation, drawing on his experience leading digital policy and AI promotion strategy at the presidential office.
Former Senior Secretary Ha says, “The history of artificial intelligence spans 80 years, but it has suddenly become smart over the past five years,” and “we now live in an era where, without artificial intelligence (AI), the competitiveness of both nations and individuals may fall behind.”
Ha Jung-woo graduated from Seoul National University’s College of Engineering and made a name for himself as a widely recognized artificial intelligence expert, serving as a researcher at Samsung SDS and as head of Naver Cloud’s AI Innovation Center.
A Suwon City official said, “A national-level artificial intelligence (AI) strategy is important, but local governments’ artificial intelligence strategies must inevitably support it in order for Korea to rise as one of the ‘top three AI powers.’” The official added, “At this Suwon Saebit Forum, we expect lively and practical discussions on topics such as the future of artificial intelligence technology, the use of AI in public administration, and community innovation using artificial intelligence.”
Citizens who wish to attend the Suwon Saebit Forum may simply visit the auditorium in the annex of Suwon City Hall on the day of the forum, without separate registration.
The Suwon Saebit Forum is a high-quality lecture program that invites prominent figures from various fields of society to share profound insights and the trends of the times. Suwon City is developing the Suwon Saebit Forum into a knowledge-sharing platform that grows together with its citizens.