PART 03 [SDF2025] Prof. Im Do-bin, SNU: “Government Competitiveness in Korea” 2025.11.13 All Videos
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"Government Competitiveness in Korea: What Are the Issues? Since the 1960s, beginning with the ""Miracle on the Han River,"" the South Korean government’s policy implementation capacity reached world-class levels during the country’s economic development period. However, as society has become more complex following democratization, the role of government has become even more critical, and the Korean bureaucracy has begun to show its limitations. If reforms are not undertaken now, national crises may loom in the future. Focusing on the capabilities required of bureaucrats to maintain government competitiveness, this lecture analyzes the current state of the South Korean government across six areas: policy implementation, organizational management, legal expertise, ethics, new technologies (AI), and political communication, and proposes potential solutions. Due to accumulated inefficiencies in the bureaucracy, many public officials expend excessive energy on unproductive tasks, while low salaries and rigid organizational culture hinder the entry of talented young professionals, posing threats to government effectiveness. This talk explores ways to overcome these challenges and suggests the innovations needed before it is too late."