National Tax Service's "Future Innovation Task Force" Takes First Step... Innovation Agenda to Be Set by Year-End

Future Innovation Task Force Holds First Meeting on August 14
16 Private Sector Experts Appointed
Key Innovation Initiatives Discussed and Developed

The National Tax Service's "Future Innovation Task Force" held its first meeting on August 14 and officially began discussions on innovating the national tax administration. The task force plans to develop its innovation agenda by the end of this year.

On August 14, the National Tax Service announced that it had held the inaugural (Kick-off) plenary session of the "Future Innovation Task Force" at the Seoul Regional Tax Office.

During this meeting, a total of 16 private sector experts with specialized knowledge in each task force (TF) division were appointed. The National Tax Service will maintain ongoing communication with the departments responsible for each key area TF and collaborate closely to develop and advance future innovation initiatives. In particular, the National Tax Service aims to spearhead a comprehensive "AI transformation" of the national tax administration, establishing itself as a leading government agency in artificial intelligence. To achieve this, it will diligently pursue priority tasks in collaboration with private sector AI technology innovators and legal and institutional experts.

At the first meeting, the task force discussed its operational direction and the focus areas for each division, initially identifying 16 key tasks and their respective sub-tasks to be prioritized by each group. By the end of this year, the task force will comprehensively organize these division-level initiatives into the "National Tax Service Future Innovation Master Plan" and will announce the outcomes and implementation plans.

The task force also plans to recruit an "Online Citizen Advisory Group" to develop and promote innovation tasks from the public's perspective and in partnership with citizens. To ensure a wide range of opinions are heard-covering everything from task proposals and suggestions for improvement to project evaluations-the advisory group will be selected with balanced representation in terms of occupation, age, and gender. Any citizen interested in the future development of the national tax administration can apply through the National Tax Service's online website, and applicants will be individually notified after review by each division.

A National Tax Service official stated, "Going forward, the National Tax Service will swiftly discuss and finalize innovation tasks by focusing on division-specific priorities, incorporating expert opinions and suggestions from the citizen advisory group, and will keep the public thoroughly informed of major developments as they occur. Starting with this first plenary session, the task force will move quickly and without delay to develop division-level innovation tasks, establish a comprehensive plan, and report to the public by the end of the year."

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