OECD – How Can AI Help Make Better Regional Development Policies in Korea

This report explores how artificial intelligence (AI) can improve regional development policies in Korea.

It highlights AI's potential to increase administrative efficiency, improve policy tailoring and responsiveness, and strengthen accountability and multi-level governance. The report also addresses disparities in AI adoption and promotes an inclusive regional AI transformation. It builds on the OECD Recommendation on Regional Development Policy and analyzes 19 OECD use cases related to AI transitions at the local level, offering policy considerations for advancing Korea’s AI agenda in regional development.