Interior Minister Inspects National Information Resources Service 1 Year After Fire: 'Establishing a Stable System'

Minister of the Interior and Safety Yoon Ho-jung visited the Daejeon headquarters of the National Information Resources Service (NIRS) today (the 30th) to comprehensively inspect the system restoration progress and the digital safety management system.

In September of last year, a fire that broke out in a battery inside the server room at the NIRS Daejeon headquarters caused the operation of most government information systems to halt.

During the system recovery process, the government has also carried out relocation and redeployment work, including moving some major information systems to the Daegu Center or utilizing private clouds.

According to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety (MOIS), Minister Yoon examined the phased restoration status of the server room on this day and directly checked whether the systems are fully normalized and operational.

He also reviewed the current status of digital safety and security monitoring, verifying the effectiveness of a 24-hour monitoring system capable of immediate response in case of emergencies.

In addition, he checked that the measures to separate and relocate batteries within the server room, which had been promoted to strengthen the safety of battery facilities, were completed without a hitch.

Minister Yoon received reports on mid- to long-term stabilization measures, such as plans for the seamless migration of major information systems in line with the scheduled closure of the Daejeon headquarters by 2030, data backup, and the establishment of alternative infrastructure.

He also inspected the establishment status of the Disaster Recovery (DR) system, which enables rapid service restoration in the event of a disaster, and the progress of building a real-time data replication system between the Daejeon Center and the Gongju Backup Center.

MOIS plans to establish a disaster recovery system for 97 major information systems at the Daejeon Center this year and build it out in phases by 2028.

Minister Yoon stated, "We will meticulously prepare alternatives for the closure of the Daejeon Center by 2030 and complete the disaster recovery system without setbacks, thereby establishing a stable administrative service system that the public can trust."

(Photo provided by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, Yonhap News)
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