I’m happy with the promise of ‘digital platform government’
Digital seems to be empty in the current composition of the transition committee.
When forming the working-level and expert committees, the technical base must be recruited
After drastic regulatory innovation using digital [Edaily reporter Kim Hyun-ah] “I waited for four days on a business trip, but in the end I did not receive a real-name account. I don’t know why.”
Professor Han, who attended the 11th International Business and Finance Conference hosted by E-Daily, mentioned the case of a virtual asset exchange that went to the final stage of signing a real-name account issuance contract with a local bank in September last year and was canceled, saying, “This is a typical shadow regulation. ” he criticized. The fact that banks were afraid of issuing real-name accounts was also said to have played a role in the financial authorities harsh view of virtual asset exchanges.
I’m happy with the promise of ‘digital platform government’
Shadow regulation means that there is no explicit law, but the government interferes with companies through administrative guidance or verbal instructions. It often occurs in traditional industries such as finance and telecommunications. It is true that the stronger the regulation and the more domestic industries, the more shadowy regulation rather than rational regulation based on the law.
Shadow regulation is awkward in the digital age. Some of them still exist, but they will gradually lose their place. As the world changes from analog to digital, the information gap is narrowing, while information sharing has accelerated to the 5G level. In addition, digital, which seeks convenience through openness and collaboration, does not match the shadow regulation due to its nature.
However, digital that maximizes communication is also a promise made by President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol under the name of ‘digital platform government’.
He explained about the digital platform government, “Using artificial intelligence and big data to connect government services to the public and optimize them smartly.” .
In a word, we will make scientific decisions based on data in general government affairs rather than political ideology. It is also read in the same context that President-elect Yoon moved his office to the Ministry of National Defense in Yongsan and said that he would break away from the existing Blue House that ruled over the Ministry of National Defense. He mentioned that he would set up a public-private joint committee and ensure that dynamic ideas from the private sector are reflected on the national core agenda.
[Edaily reporter Kim Il-hwan]
A drastic regulatory innovation using digital
However, looking at the current composition of the transition committee, the ‘digital’ that should be at the center of the next government operation principle seems empty. This is because Kim Chang-kyung, a professor at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Hanyang University, who designed the promise of ‘Digital Platform Government’, was appointed as a transition member of the Science and Technology Education Subcommittee. I am worried that it will end up as technically building an e-government platform or creating the Ministry of Science and Technology Education.
President-elect Yoon Seok-yeols digital platform If the government is to succeed, it must lead regulatory reform by using digital attributes such as sharing, rationality, and de-authority. In order to change from government-led government operation to private-centered, market-oriented government operation, we need to actively utilize digital technology.
However, there are not many digital experts on the current acquisition committee. When additional working-level members or expert members are appointed in the future, I hope that information and communication technology personnel who understand the technology base will be included.
Also, above all else, I would like the Planning and Coordination Division of the Transition Committee to conscientiously consider the government to increase its digital power. To become a digital power-up government, how to create an ICT department is also important, but it is not the only thing. How to change the way civil servants work and what form of the public-private joint committee to be in charge of regulatory innovation for future generations are bound to be key topics.
