Ha Jung-woo, the first Chief of Future Planning for Artificial Intelligence (AI) under the administration of Lee Jae-myung, said, "We will establish a smart and detailed social safety net that ensures there are no cases where people miss out on policy benefits due to not being aware of them."

At a congratulatory speech during the 'Electronic Government Day' commemorative event hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety at the Government Sejong Convention Center on the 25th, Ha noted, "The public AI transformation is about completely redesigning the entire administrative philosophy and structure." Ha, who was appointed on the 15th, previously served as the head of the Naver Cloud AI Innovation Center.

President's Office Chief of AI Future Planning Ha Jung-woo attends the 8th Electronic Government Day event held at the Government Sejong Convention Center in Sejong City on the 25th and delivers a speech. /Courtesy of News1

The theme of the day's event was 'Public Artificial Intelligence Transformation' (AX·AI Transformation). AX refers to a paradigm shift in which AI technology fundamentally changes the work, communication, and service experiences of individuals, organizations, and society. The government views this trend as one that must also be applied to the public administrative sector.

Ha stated, "Public officials will also be able to escape from inefficient work methods caused by conventions and routines," adding, "We can accurately grasp the demands of the people and transform into a public service that performs well."

Kim Min-jae, the Acting Minister of the Interior and Safety, also noted, "We will implement a 'one person, one AI assistant' that proactively recommends customized services to the people" and added, "We will leap forward as an AI government that brings happier changes to the lives of citizens."

Acting Minister of the Interior and Safety Kim Min-jae (right) and Ha Jung-woo, Chief of AI Future Planning at the President's Office, attend the 8th Electronic Government Day event held at the Government Sejong Convention Center in Sejong City on the 25th. /Courtesy of News1

During the event, Moon Myung-jae, co-chair of the Public Data Strategy Committee, presented on the theme 'Direction of Government Innovation in the AX Era,' stating, "If AX is realized, the time it takes for civil servants to create reports will be reduced by half, and job satisfaction will also increase," and emphasized, "We must enter an era where AI and civil servants work together." The second part of the public AX discussion will focus on the future direction of AI services in the public institutional sector, with discussions expected about overseas public AX cases.

Meanwhile, Electronic Government Day was established in 2017 to commemorate the operational date of the 'IBM 1401' computer, which was introduced to administrative agencies for demographic processing in Korea, on June 24, 1967.

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