2025 International Meeting of the Korean Social Scientific Research Research Council
27 May 2025
Keynote Speech
Distinguished associates, esteemed participants,
It is a privilege to join you virtually for this vital event of the Oriental Social Science Research Study Council, and I am honoured to add to your timely reflections on the future of administration in a period defined by AI change.
Artificial intelligence is improving not only our sectors, however our cultures and public establishments. It is reconfiguring exactly how public choices are made, how solutions are provided, and how citizens engage with their governments. This is a zero hour for democracies. We are observing a substantial change: from reactive bureaucracies to anticipatory administration; from top-down frameworks to vibrant, data-informed ecological communities.
AI makes it possible for federal governments to deliver services much more efficiently through automation, anticipating analytics, and personalised interaction. In locations like medical care, public transportation, and social welfare, public institutions are currently harnessing AI-enabled devices to expect needs, minimize costs, and improve results. Below in Japan, where our UNU head office are based, artificial intelligence is currently being utilized to analyse countless federal government jobs, boosting functional effectiveness and solution shipment. [1]
This is greater than just a technical change. It has profound political and honest ramifications, raising urgent inquiries regarding equity, transparency, and accountability. While AI holds remarkable promise, we must not forget the dangers. Algorithmic predisposition can enhance discrimination. Surveillance technologies might endanger constitutional freedoms. And a lack of oversight can result in the disintegration of public trust. As we digitise the state, we should not digitise oppression.
In reaction, the United Nations has actually accelerated initiatives to construct a global administration style for AI. The High-Level Advisory Body on AI, developed by the Secretary-General, is functioning to deal with the worldwide governance shortage and promote principles that centre civils rights, inclusivity, and sustainability. The Global Digital Compact, endorsed via the Deal for the Future, lays the foundation for an inclusive electronic order– one that shows shared values and global teamwork.
At the United Nations University, we support this improvement through strenuous, policy-relevant research study. With 13 institutes in 12 nations, UNU is examining just how AI can advance lasting advancement while ensuring nobody is left behind. From electronic addition and calamity resilience to ethical AI deployment in ecological governance and public health, our work looks for to guarantee that AI offers the global excellent.
Nonetheless, the administration of expert system can not rest on the shoulders of worldwide organisations alone. Building honest and comprehensive AI systems calls for deeper cooperation throughout all industries, combining academic community, federal governments, the private sector, and civil culture. It is only through interdisciplinary partnership, international partnerships, and continual dialogue that we can develop governance structures that are not just efficient, yet genuine and future-proof.
Meetings like this one play an important duty in that endeavour, helping us to build bridges throughout boundaries and foster the trust fund and collaboration that ethical AI administration needs. In words of UN Secretary-General António Guterres, “AI is not stalling– neither can we. Allow us move for an AI that is shaped among mankind, for all of mankind.”
Let us keep in mind: modern technology shapes power, but administration shapes justice. Our task is not simply to regulate AI, yet to reimagine administration itself. In doing so, we can construct public organizations that are a lot more nimble, comprehensive, and durable. I wish that this conference will certainly foster purposeful discussion and brand-new collaborations because endeavour.
Thanks.
[1] https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Technology/Artificial-intelligence/Japan-turns-to-AI-for-help-in-analyzing- 5 – 000 -government-projects