Dubai (Etihad)
Her Excellency Ohoud bint Khalfan Al Roumi, Minister of State for Government Development and the Future, Chairperson of the Supreme Committee for Government Digital Transformation, discussed with His Excellency Koh Jian, Chairman of the Presidential Committee for Digital Transformation in South Korea, expanding areas of cooperation and exchanging knowledge and experiences in the areas of accelerating digital transformation and adopting advanced technology to develop government work. This came as part of an official visit by a delegation from the UAE government to the Republic of South Korea, during which Ohoud Al-Roumi held a series of meetings and meetings with a number of South Korean ministers and officials, focusing on learning about South Korea’s experiences in government digital transformation and developing platforms, business and government services on Metaverse. In the presence of Mohammed bin Taliah, head of government services for the UAE government, Abdullah Saif Al Nuaimi, the country’s ambassador to the Republic of South Korea, and a number of officials.
The visit witnessed bilateral meetings and meetings with a number of government officials in charge of government development and digital transformation, including His Excellency Pang Mun-kyu, Minister for Coordination of Government Policy at the Cabinet Office, His Excellency Lee Yong, Minister of Small and Medium Enterprises, and Han Chang-sup, Deputy Minister of Interior and Safety In charge of government development, innovation and digital government, Ji Hyun Han, Vice Mayor of Seoul, Kang Yoo Sik, president of the Digital Seoul Foundation, and Hyung Joon Park, Mayor of Busan.
Government digital domains and metaviruses
The Minister of State for Government Development and the Future affirmed the UAE government’s keenness to translate the leadership’s directives to strengthen partnerships and develop models of international cooperation aimed at supporting and accelerating government digital transformation efforts, which will positively reflect on levels of government performance and efficiency, enhance customer experiences, and improve community life.
Her Excellency Ohood Al Roumi said: The UAE and the Republic of South Korea enjoy strong strategic relations, and that the visit aimed to learn about Korea’s advanced experience in promoting and accelerating digital transformation and building effective digital government integration and coordination models between government agencies, to enhance the performance of the government and digital competitiveness of Korea, in addition to Learn about the efforts of the Korean government in developing government platforms to provide services on Metaverse, and innovating solutions based on digitization, artificial intelligence and big data in developing areas of government work, and sharing the visions and directions developed by the UAE government in this field, and introducing its experience and new work methodology, and its directions to focus on Digital transformation to build an advanced future government.
Experience of the Presidential Committee for Digital Transformation
During a meeting with His Excellency Koh Jian, Chairman of the Presidential Committee for Digital Transformation in South Korea, the delegation of the UAE government learned about the areas of work of the committee, which was established in July 2022 and reports directly to the President of the Republic of South Korea and includes 23 members including ministers, government officials and leaders of leading digital companies in The private sector, and its role in enhancing coordination and integration of efforts between government agencies and ministries in South Korea, and creating and designing a model for the government’s role as a single digital platform in partnership with the private sector and its expertise in this field, in a manner that supports the integration of comprehensive digital transformation efforts, and enhances South Korea’s global digital competitiveness.
The meeting reviewed the directions and agenda of the Korean Presidential Committee and touched upon 20 pilot programs led by the Committee through coordinating work between government agencies to improve and develop government services and business using artificial intelligence and big data, including community partnership programs in designing government services, and initiatives to provide integrated government services through applications Smart projects developed by the private sector, and projects to motivate and support small and medium-sized companies to adopt digital businesses in all sectors.
Government development and digital transformation
During a meeting with Han Chang-sob, Deputy Minister of Interior and Safety in charge of government development and innovation and digital government, Ohood Al Roumi discussed strengthening bilateral cooperation and exchanging experiences and knowledge in the areas of digital transformation, and learned about the ministry’s role in promoting digital innovation efforts and developing digital policies and digital services. Aiming to move from digital government to a single digital platform that establishes new values for government work and supports accelerating innovation of solutions to government work challenges.
“Digital Seoul” and the development of the Seoul Metaverse platform
Ohood Al Roumi held a meeting with Kang Yoo-sik, President of the Seoul Digital Corporation, during which he presented Seoul’s digital plan in the field of metavirs, the first phase of which will be completed by the end of 2022, through which the Corporation aspires to improve customer experiences and use virtual reality technologies in developing and providing services government and digital transformation.
The Seoul Digital Corporation is working to implement “Seoul Metaverse” to form an integrated virtual world through which comprehensive government services are provided, in addition to providing a platform for community members to participate in the design and development of services by giving them the opportunity to provide their feedback and suggestions, and Seoul Metaverse provides interactive experiences for users and tourist attractions. in the city.
Smart City Experience
During a meeting with Ji Hyun Han, Vice Mayor of Seoul, the UAE government delegation learned about the efforts to achieve the city government’s goal of making it one of the best 5 smart cities in the world, through the recently announced Seoul Digital Policy that adopts a number of measures to enhance digital transformation to achieve the highest quality levels. The life of the inhabitants of the South Korean capital.
The Deputy Mayor of Seoul addressed the city’s efforts to build the digital capacity of the population by organizing digital training courses for community members and setting up digital kiosks for the elderly, and touched on the city’s directions to launch the Metaverse platform to provide government, economic and educational services.
Korea digital strategy and government policy coordination
Ohood Al Roumi met with Pang Moon-kyu, Minister for Government Policy Coordination at the Cabinet Office, and got acquainted with the recently launched Digital Korea 2027 Strategy, which includes 5 axes that include developing the best digital capabilities and competencies in the world, building an inclusive digital society for all groups, and strengthening the role of government. As a single digital platform, in addition to expanding the digital economy, building digital culture and innovation.
The Minister of State for Government Development and the Future was also briefed on the experience of the competent government committee headed by the Minister of Government Policies Coordination, which works on evaluating and coordinating draft policies and laws proposed by the government, following up and evaluating progress levels in implementing the national agenda, which includes 120 priorities, in addition to updating government directions periodically to keep pace with global developments and changes.
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