Georgia and South Korea sign MoU on digital governance, launching regional AI hub and e-service expansion

Georgian Minister of Justice Paata Salia met with the Republic of Korea’s Minister of the Interior and Safety, Yun Ho-jung, during an official visit to South Korea.

According to the Ministry of Justice, the two ministers discussed deepening bilateral cooperation in digital transformation and public-sector innovation.

During the meeting, Salia highlighted the strategic importance of the partnership between Georgia and South Korea, particularly regarding artificial intelligence, innovative technologies, e-services, and digital governance.

“We are particularly intrigued by the concept of AI-driven democratic governance. The core philosophy behind this approach is to ensure that artificial intelligence serves not merely as a technological tool, but as a vehicle for expanding access to public services and enabling the state to respond more rapidly to citizen needs,” stated the Georgian Justice Minister.

Salia emphasised Georgia’s notable progress in recent years across digital governance, e-services, cybersecurity, and information safety.

South Korea’s Minister of the Interior and Safety, Yun Ho-jung, noted that the deepening partnership would deliver tangible benefits to citizens in both nations.

“We had an exceptionally constructive meeting with Georgian Justice Minister Paata Salia, engaging in a fruitful discussion on how to advance digital cooperation between our countries and ministries, most notably in accelerating digital development and implementing artificial intelligence technologies,” said Yun Ho-jung.

The meeting culminated in the formal signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on digital governance between the Georgian and South Korean ministries.

Under the MoU, the two nations will establish a Digital Governance Cooperation Centre to facilitate knowledge exchange, expert capacity-building, joint workshops, seminars, and international forums. The centre is envisaged to serve as a regional hub for pioneering and deploying innovative digital governance solutions. The agreement also provides for the continued enhancement of Georgia’s unified e-services portal, my.gov.ge.

Additionally, Georgia will host a high-level working meeting on artificial intelligence in early October in collaboration with Korean partners.

According to official information released by the Ministry of Justice, First Deputy Minister of Justice Beka Dzamashvili, Deputy Minister Tamar Zodelava, Chairman of the Digital Governance Agency Sandro Tsirekidze, and Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Korea Mikheil Tigishvili attended the bilateral talks.