Unlocking the Power of AI for Entrepreneurships: Lessons from South Korea and Policy Directions for Pakistan

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has brought a new technological breakthrough in the world. It is now believed a mainspring of the 4IR (Fourth Industrial Revolution) of present era by evolving industries and reshaping global economies. Artificial Intelligence helps in efficient decision-making that facilitates for innovative products, optimizing processes, increasing productivity and thereby creates new markets. It provides great potential for innovation, scalability and efficiency that revolutionizes entrepreneurship. This paper highlights the lesson learned from “AI Integration in Public Administration and Digital Transformation Practices” organised by KDI Global Development Leaning Network (GDLN) and explores the transformative potential of AI in entrepreneurship and presents a comparative analysis of South Korea and Pakistan. The paper also highlights the advancement of AI integration in South Korea and steps taken by Pakistan, underscores key challenges in integrating AI into entrepreneurship in Pakistan and finally propose policy recommendations for Pakistan in the light of South Korea’s experience. Received: 29 July 2025 / Accepted: 7 September 2025 / Published: 04 October 2025