It was suggested that Korea’s economic construction, science and technology system, and diplomatic technique ought to be reorganized within the face of a world transition interval, comparable to intensifying competitors for hegemony between the U.S. and China, weakening the worldwide order, and the unreal intelligence (AI) revolution. Hallim University’s Doheon Academy held the 4th Doheon Academic Symposium on the Korea Press Center on the twenty first underneath the theme of “The Wave of Confrontation, How Korea Will Cross.”
Chung Un-chan, chairman of the Korea Institute for Shared Growth, stated in a keynote speech on “The Way for Korea to Become a Real Advanced Power” that “The strong trade protectionism of the U.S. based on its own priority and the blockification of global supply chains triggered by the U.S.-China hegemony competition are shaking the survival foundation of the Korean economy, which has relied entirely on export-led growth models.”
Chairman Chung proposed “shared growth” as a strategy to overcome this complicated disaster. Shared progress isn’t just redistribution, however a strategic economic precept for capitalist sustainability, he stated. “We need to plant a win-win structure in the production process itself that creates wealth.” Regarding political reform, he additionally stated, “We need to improve the imperial presidential system and create a political structure centered on cooperation through the Prime Minister’s National Assembly recommendation system,” including, “We need to switch to a multi-party-based political system beyond the extreme confrontation centered on the two major parties.”
The following subject presentation was adopted by a dialogue to diagnose extra in-depth issues within the general political, social, and economic constructions. Cha Jin-ah, a professor of regulation at Korea University, raised the necessity to restore the stability between democracy and the rule of regulation by way of a presentation on “democracy and judicial reform.” Professor Cha stated, “Politics and judiciary, democracy and the rule of law should realize balance and harmony in mutual respect, not alternative,” including, “Pressuring the judiciary or subordinating it to political power can undermine the principle of separation of powers and judicial independence.”
The want to revamp the system was additionally raised to forestall the hollowing out of the Korean industrial ecosystem. In a presentation underneath the theme of “Towards a New Paradigm of Korean Capitalism,” Lee Geun, a chair professor at Chung-Ang University, identified that Korean capitalism has not too long ago been reorganized into “individual shareholder-type capitalism” centered on particular person buyers.
The have to redefine Korea’s diplomatic technique amid the quickly altering worldwide order was additionally raised. Yoon Young-kwan, chairman of the Asan Institute for Policy Studies, harassed in a presentation underneath the theme of “The Revolution of the International Order and Korea’s Diplomacy,” “We need to strengthen our defense capabilities, expand investment in new military technologies such as drones and AI, and solidarity with Japan, Europe, and global South countries.”
In the period of AI, there have been additionally voices that science and technology training and analysis strategies ought to be modified. Yoon Kook-jin, dean of KAIST’s AI University, emphasised that the AI revolution shouldn’t be considered as a easy technological innovation however as a change in your entire system that learns, researches, and makes use of science and technology. Dean Yoon stated, “National competitiveness in the AI era is not completed by having a few AI models,” including, “Students and researchers who can understand and verify the answers presented by AI, and a system and culture to judge the risks and responsibilities of AI are needed together.” The following complete dialogue was performed by Song Ho-geun, head of the Doheon Academy of Sciences at Hallym University, with Yeom Jae-ho, president of Taejae University, Sohn Hyun-deok, chief editor of Maeil Business Newspaper, Lee Kyung-il, CEO of Saltlux, and Park Joon-sik, vp of Hallym University.
Referring to the speedy progress of the semiconductor trade, Son Hyun-deok, chief editor of Maeil Business Newspaper, stated, “It is time for Korea to think about how to secure irreplaceable technologies and what systems to grow companies.”
[Reporter Lee Sangheon]