As part of his visit to the Republic of Korea, Georgian Minister of Justice Paata Salia met with Yun Ho-jun, Minister of the Interior and Safety of the Republic of Korea. During the meeting, the two sides discussed opportunities to further strengthen cooperation in digital development.

Minister Salia emphasized the importance of the partnership between Georgia and the Republic of Korea, particularly in the areas of artificial intelligence, innovative technologies, electronic services, and digital governance.

“We are particularly interested in the concept of democratic governance based on artificial intelligence. The central idea behind this approach is that AI should not merely serve as a technological tool, but should be used to expand access to public services and enable the state to respond more quickly and effectively to citizens’ needs,” said the Minister of Justice of Georgia.

Paata Salia also highlighted Georgia’s significant progress in recent years in the areas of digital governance, electronic services, cybersecurity, and information security.

According to Yun Ho-jun, Minister of the Interior and Safety of the Republic of Korea, cooperation between the two countries will bring significant benefits to every citizen of Georgia:

“We had a very productive meeting with Georgian Minister of Justice Paata Salia. We had an excellent discussion on how to deepen digital cooperation between our two countries and between our respective ministries, particularly in accelerating digital development and promoting the adoption of artificial intelligence technologies.”

At the conclusion of the meeting, the Ministry of Justice of Georgia and the Ministry of the Interior and Safety of the Republic of Korea signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation.

The memorandum provides for the establishment of a Digital Governance Cooperation Center, which will facilitate the exchange of knowledge and expertise between the two countries and support the organization of joint working sessions, seminars, and forums. The Center also has the potential to serve as a regional hub for developing and implementing innovative approaches to digital governance.

Under the memorandum, the two sides also plan to further develop Georgia’s unified electronic services portal, my.gov.ge.

In early October, Georgia, together with its Korean partners, will host a high-level workshop on artificial intelligence.

The meeting was also attended by First Deputy Minister of Justice Beka Dzamasvhili; Deputy Minister Tamar Zodelava; Sandro Tsirekidze, Chairman of the LEPL Digital Governance Agency; and Mikheil Tigishvili, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Georgia to the Republic of Korea.

A delegation from Japan’s Digital Agency, led by Hideato Kawasaki, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Digital Transformation of Japan, visited Georgia and held a meeting with representatives of the Ministry of Justice of Georgia.

Deputy Ministers of Justice Lana Morgoshia and Tamar Zodelava briefed the Japanese delegation on the reforms implemented by the Ministry of Justice of Georgia to improve access to and digitalization of public services. The discussions also focused on the Ministry’s priorities and major recent developments in the delivery and development of state services in Georgia.

The meeting highlighted that, across the country, citizens have access to 127 Public Service Halls offering user-oriented public and private services. To help overcome geographical barriers, 20 Mobile Public Service Halls serve residents in 90 villages. Services are also available at Public Service Halls operating within penitentiary institutions. More than 400 public and private services can be accessed through the unified electronic services portal, MY.GOV.GE. Georgia has also introduced the “Smart Contract”, a remote mechanism for registering private property rights with the support of artificial intelligence.

Particular attention was paid to Georgia’s systematic land registration reform, which has achieved international recognition. According to the World Bank, Georgia’s model of systematic land registration is exemplary on a global scale, and the National Agency of Public Registry has significant potential to provide expert support to other countries. As part of the reform, the National Agency of Public Registry carried out surveying works and registered citizens’ ownership rights to land plots free of charge across 59 municipalities throughout Georgia.

The meeting was attended by Ketevan Sarajishvili, Head of the Department of International Relations and Legal Cooperation of the Ministry of Justice; Vakhtang Zhvania, Chairperson of the Public Service Hall; Rusudan Kokhodze, Chairperson of the State Services Development Agency; and Sandro Tsirekidze, Chairperson of the Digital Governance Agency.