Overview
- In New Year's messages, KCCI chief Chey Tae-won pressed for easier rules so companies can move quickly on major projects in artificial intelligence and the green transition.
- Chey renewed his call to revise fair-trade and shareholding rules to help chipmakers raise cash, including flexibility to create subsidiaries that attract outside investment.
- He stressed that predictable policy is vital so growing firms are not hit with heavier regulations that impede investment and innovation.
- FKI chairman Ryu Jin pledged a new growth path built on institutional reforms and stronger public‑private cooperation to lift competitiveness in AI and other emerging sectors.
- KITA head Yoon Jin-sik forecast continued global uncertainty in 2026 and promised AI-based export support to help South Korean companies expand overseas.