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South Korea Confronts a Digital Infrastructure It No Longer Fully Controls
Foreign-operated satellite networks, major data breaches and a government data-centre failure reveal how essential Korean services now depend on systems outside national authority, pushing operational sovereignty to the centre of Seoul’s policy agenda.
13 min read
How AI Could Rebuild Korea’s Medical Economy
AI is no longer a futuristic accessory but the core mechanism for policy recalibration. Properly designed, it can price risk, reward equity, and realign incentives across Korea’s unbalanced medical economy—if, and only if, the state owns the code that governs care.
21 min read
How South Korea Became the Epicenter of Cyberattacks in 2025
In 2025, South Korea faced an unprecedented wave of hacks that paralyzed telecom carriers, financial institutions, and online retailers. Technical debt, weak oversight, and centralized ID systems turned the world’s most connected nation into a prime target for espionage, extortion, and fraud.
12 min read
The Hidden Bias of AI Search Results: How Algorithms Shape What We Know
AI-generated content is creating a cycle of shallow, formulaic articles that distort search results. As AI content grows, popularity drives results over accuracy, reinforcing biases and limiting our understanding. How can we break this cycle?
12 min read
AI-Ready? Not Yet — Inside Korea’s Public Sector Software Trap
Despite Korea's tech-forward reputation, its public software system remains dominated by outdated procurement rules, short-term contracts, and rigid project scopes — all of which undermine innovation and exclude high-growth firms.
10 min read
