Ministry of Trade Industry and Resources

Kim Jung-kwan, Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR), attended the 2025 International AI Standards Summit held on Tuesday, December 2, at The Shilla Seoul. The event was co-hosted by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

Minister Kim was joined by Prime Minister Kim Min-seok; ISO President Cho Sung-hwan; IEC President Jo Cops; and ITU Deputy Secretary-General Tomas Lamanauskas, as well as Jean-Marie Paugam, WTO Deputy Director General; Andrew Staines, WIPO Assistant Director General; and Bjørn Berge, Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe, along with senior officials from international organizations and representatives from leading Korean companies including Samsung, LG, Naver, Kakao, and Hyundai Mobis.

President Kim Dae-ja of the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) noted in his remarks that AI standards are the basis of trust that enables that enables people to use AI safely. He added that Korea will work closely with global partners to strengthen responsible AI governance and to advance cooperation in international AI standardization.