Prime Minister Jeong: "Transition to a Comprehensive Negative Regulation System for New Industries... Principle of Ex-post Regulation"

The 1st Regulatory Innovation On-Site Dialogue Held... Announcement of Proactive Regulatory Innovation Roadmap for VR·AR

Prime Minister Jeong Sye-kyun

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwangho Lee] Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said on the 3rd, "New industry sectors such as virtual reality and augmented reality (VR·AR) should switch to a negative regulatory system, with the principle of regulating afterward, old regulations should be eased in advance, and unclear areas should have standards or guidelines presented."

At the '1st Regulatory Innovation On-site Dialogue' held at the Korea VR·AR Complex in Sangam-dong, Seoul, Prime Minister Chung stated, "We will actively support the VR·AR industry to be fostered as a future core industry."

At the on-site dialogue event, Lee Hyun-seok, director of VIVE Studios, known for the VR human documentary "I Met You," and Lee Jung-jun, a VR expert and professor at Korea University of Technology and Education, each presented on the future of the VR·AR industry. Afterwards, Kim Sung-soo, head of the Science and Technology Innovation Headquarters, announced a proactive regulatory innovation roadmap for the VR·AR sector. Following this, industry representatives, experts, and government officials discussed ways to develop the VR·AR industry together.

Considering the discussion topic, this on-site dialogue event incorporated VR meetings for the first time, which have recently gained attention as a new means of non-face-to-face meetings.

Prime Minister Chung personally wore a VR device on his head and entered the VR space to have a conversation with two VR industry representatives attending from their respective offices.

Prime Minister Chung plans to continue listening directly to the industry's on-site difficulties through regulatory innovation dialogues and announce regulatory innovation measures prepared by the government.

In particular, he intends to actively utilize regulatory innovation dialogues to ensure the success of the Korean New Deal aimed at overcoming the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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