Prime Minister Han: "Targeting Year-End Launch of AX Innovation App Market for Public Sector"

Prime Minister Han Seong-sook said on Thursday, October 1, "We are aiming to open an AX (AI transformation) innovation store within this year, bringing together services directly developed by public officials so that civil servants can easily download and use them."

In her opening remarks at a meeting with outstanding public officials in AI administrative innovation held at the Government Complex Seoul earlier in the day, Han said, "We want to begin operating an open app market-style service where public officials use tools created based on on-site experience, communicate with one another about how they feel using them, and continue to make improvements."

Han stated, "Our country must swiftly build its own proprietary models, upgrade their performance, and change the way the government works," adding, "Because our citizens have a globally high level of AI utilization, if government services fail to keep up with the pace, inconveniences will mount and the public will feel frustrated."

She continued, "Ultimately, I hope we can hold discussions with the goal of improving the way public officials work, reducing the time spent on unnecessary tasks, and securing time to engage directly with the public to do the work that truly matters."

At the meeting, presentations were also given on AI services created directly by civil servants, including "'A Bright and Sunny Day'" (Korea Land and Geospatial Informatix Corporation), which evaluates the suitability of solar power installation simply by entering an address, and "'Multilingual Emergency Alert Translation PoC'" (Ministry of the Interior and Safety), which automatically translates disaster text alerts into the language set on the mobile phone user's device.

In addition, the Ministry of Personnel Management reported that it would pursue "measures to improve awareness among managers," which include mandating AI training for managers, expanding practice-oriented education, and encouraging agencies to reflect AI competency achievements in human resources management.

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