Yoon Sung-ro, Chair of the 4th Industrial Revolution Committee, "Tada Needs to Coexist with Existing Industries"

Yoon Sung-ro, New Chairman of the 4th Industrial Revolution Committee

[Asia Economy Reporter Bu Aeri] Yoon Seong-ro, the newly appointed chairman of the 4th Industrial Revolution Committee, stated that the van-hailing service 'Tada' is "an industry that must coexist with existing industries, and government efforts are crucial to resolving this."

At a press conference held on the afternoon of the 19th in Gwanghwamun, Seoul, Chairman Yoon said, "I respect the court's ruling, and since this is an ongoing issue, I am cautious about expressing my views," but he made the remarks nonetheless.

On the same day, Chairman Yoon expressed his determination to innovate regulations. He said, "We will pursue regulatory innovation," and added, "We will devote ourselves more to 'regulatory innovation' so that companies can freely undertake innovative challenges and attempts."

Chairman Yoon also announced plans to establish a regulatory improvement team within the 4th Industrial Revolution Committee. He stated, "We will establish a 'visiting regulatory discovery' system that directly visits sites to listen to difficulties and find alternatives," and added, "We will assign the role of discovering regulatory improvement tasks to private members of the 4th Industrial Revolution Committee, who are experts in each field, to strengthen its role as a public-private communication channel."

Popularization of artificial intelligence (AI) was also set as a goal of the 4th Industrial Revolution Committee. Chairman Yoon said, "We will also strive for the popularization of AI so that AI is not a technology representing specific companies or classes but represents the happiness of all citizens," and added, "I believe AI technology should be accessible and usable by anyone who wants it, like the internet, to bring about positive changes throughout society."

Regarding criticisms that the 4th Industrial Revolution Committee is 'nominal and ineffective,' Chairman Yoon said, "We will improve through close cooperation with the government," emphasizing, "We plan to strongly cooperate with the Blue House's Digital Innovation Secretary and the Ministry of Science and ICT."

Meanwhile, on the morning of the same day, Judge Park Sang-gu of the Seoul Central District Court Criminal Division 18 acquitted Lee Jae-woong, CEO of Socar, and Park Jae-wook, CEO of VCNC, who were indicted for violating the Passenger Transport Service Act in relation to 'Tada.'