The Public Governance Programme of the OECD Korea Policy Centre, together with the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, the OECD and the Open Government Committee of Korea, jointly held the 2026 Global Symposium on Open Government at The Westin Josun Seoul on 22 May 2026. The symposium was held to mark the 30th anniversary of Korea's accession to the OECD and during Open Government Week(18–22 May), under the theme "Designing Trust through Open Government: Public Governance in the Age of Participation and AI." Around 50 participants joined from the OECD, Korea, Indonesia and Thailand, including government, civil society and youth representatives, and the entire event was live-streamed on the MOIS official YouTube channel.

In this session, the OECD officially presented the findings of the Korea Open Policy Lab case study, developed in cooperation with the Centre. The ensuing high-level panel discussed each country's experience on participation, transparency and trust, identifying algorithmic transparency, clear accountability and open data as key tasks for public governance in the AI era.

The symposium served as an important opportunity to reaffirm the shared understanding that citizen participation should be institutionalised throughout the policymaking process and to explore future directions for public governance within the international community.

Link 1: Event Replay Video (Ministry of the Interior and Safety Official YouTube @withyou3542)

2026 International Symposium on Open Government [Go to Link]

Link 2: OECD-Korea Open Policy Lab Case Study Report [Go to Link]