Speaker Bio
Mr. Sangwon Ko is a Senior Fellow at the Korea Information Society Development Institute (KISDI). He is a vice-chair for ITU-D Study Group 1 and an executive committee member of the Korean National Commission for UNESCO. He was an Assistant Secretary to the President for Science at the Office of the President, a vice-chair of the Committee for the Information, Computer and Communications Policy (ICCP), the Working Party on Information Economy (WPIE), the Working Party on Measurement and Analysis of Digital Economy (MADE), and the Working Party on AI Governance at the OECD.
Mr. Ko’s main research interests include the impact of AI on jobs, AI regulation, ICT R&D, national innovation systems, and the telecommunication industry. He has published on a range of topics, including Issues in Science & Technology Human Resources Development in Korea, Structural Change and Employment in the Manufacturing Sector, the Effect of Government R&D Direct Subsidies on Corporate R&D Investment, and the Analysis of the IT Labor Market and Policy Directions.
Mr. Ko received his Ph.D. in Economics from Cornell University in 1992, and his B.A. in Economics from Yonsei University in 1987.