The Korea Game Policy Organization held its 5th expert forum on the full revision of the Game Industry Act at the Youth Foundation in Jongno-gu on May 13.

This gathering was aimed at dissecting the future design and operation of game industry governance, focusing on the proposed structures for the Game Promotion Agency and the Game Rating and Administration Committee, as outlined in the amendment bill introduced last September.

Keynote speaker Professor Park Jong-hyun of Hanyang University Law School noted that while unitary systems suit administrative efficiency, consensus-based structures are essential for independence and expertise. He argued that since real-world administration often mixes these, the relationship between the proposed agency and committee remains flexible depending on the legislator's intent.

The ensuing debate explored the feasibility of a consensus-based structure regarding game rating and post-management, while also questioning how the Game Rating and Administration Committee should evolve its role and operations following the expansion of private-sector transfers.

Attendees included Chairman Hwang Sung-ki (Korea Game Policy Organization/Hanyang University), Park Jong-hyun (Hanyang University), Yoo Byung-jun (Seoul National University), Lee Byung-chan (Onsaemiro Law Firm), Lee Do-kyung (Youth Foundation), Lee Jang-joo (ERAC), along with experts Cho Soo-hyun (Game Culture Foundation) and Choi Seung-woo (Yulchon LLC).

Chairman Hwang Sung-ki remarked, "Governance reform is a major flashpoint in these legislative discussions," adding that the forum plans to continue debates that balance institutional reality, industrial shifts, and user acceptance.

The Korea Game Policy Organization will return for its 6th expert forum this coming June, shifting the spotlight to prize regulations within the amendment. A series of policy debates covering rating systems, governance, and prize regulations is slated for the latter half of the year.