The Presidential Committee on AI said on the 8th that Vice Chair Lim Moon-young met with AI-focused investment corporations MGX in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Department of Government Enablement (DGE), and others to move forward with concretizing a bilateral "AI-digital future alliance."
On the afternoon of the 5th (local time), Vice Chair Lim met with David Scott, MGX chief strategy officer (CSO), and discussed ways to build a "sovereign AI" ecosystem led by the two countries. The two sides agreed to promptly arrange reciprocal visits by an "AI investment delegation." MGX is an Abu Dhabi investment corporations specializing in AI and advanced technology. The minimum investment unit is $250 million, and the investment range is $500 million to $2 billion per deal.
At the meeting, Vice Chair Lim emphasized that to produce tangible outcomes from the five AI working groups (AI infrastructure-semiconductors, energy mix-power grid, physical AI-port logistics, healthcare, responsible AI) established by agreement between the leaders during President Lee Jae-myung's state visit to the UAE, along with the space cooperation working group recently added at Korea's proposal, discussions on specific issues need to accelerate.
Lim then visited TAMM Factory, Abu Dhabi's hub for public service innovation, and met with Ahmed Tamim Al Kuttab, Minister and chair of the Abu Dhabi Department of Government Enablement (DGE). TAMM Factory is Abu Dhabi's core integrated e-government service platform designed to improve efficiency, speed, and quality in delivering public services to residents. The two sides shared the view that the ultimate goal of public AX (AI transformation) goes beyond simple computerization to a transition to an "AI-native government" that provides precise, high-quality administrative services based on AI.
On the 6th, Vice Chair Lim visited Khalifa Port, the UAE's port logistics hub, to inspect advanced port facilities. The delegation introduced Korea's world-class port operation systems and automation technologies, and both sides agreed that Korean-style smart port solutions can maximize the UAE's competitiveness as a logistics hub and said they would maintain close communication to identify future joint projects.