Ministry of the Interior and Safety reorganizes Electronic Government Bureau into 'Digital Government Bureau'

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] The Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced on the 27th that, as of the 28th, the existing 'Electronic Government Bureau' will be reorganized into the 'Digital Government Bureau,' focusing on demand and service.

To this end, the 'Information Infrastructure Protection Policy Officer' will be converted into the 'Public Data Policy Officer,' under whom three data-related divisions?Public Data Policy Division, Public Data Distribution Division, and Big Data Analysis and Utilization Division?as well as two AI-based service divisions?Public AI Policy Division and Intelligent Administration Infrastructure Division?will be placed.

Operationally, public data-related functions will be concentrated and integrated to manage the entire data lifecycle from creation, distribution, opening, to utilization. Major data-related projects such as the MyData initiative, mobile ID cards, and digital notification and payment will also be promoted.

A dedicated organization will be newly established to provide AI-based customized services. In particular, the Public AI Policy Division will promote projects such as 'National Secretary' and 'Civil Complaint 365,' which proactively recommend and guide customized services to the public, while the Intelligent Administration Infrastructure Division will focus on building a smart administrative environment, including barrier-free collaborative administration and field-centered remote work support.

The Informatization Project Performance Management Division and Information Resource Policy Division will be integrated into the Digital Government Infrastructure Division to promote the national information and communication network advancement project for providing big data and 5G-based services.

This organizational restructuring is the first case carried out based on an internal organizational diagnosis without establishing separate agencies or increasing personnel, in accordance with the 'Government Organization Management Innovation Plan' announced last January. The Ministry of the Interior and Safety plans to continue achieving organizational efficiency through functional reallocation that reduces declining functions and focuses capabilities on new technologies and field services.

Lee In-jae, Director of Planning and Coordination at the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, emphasized, "While the previous electronic government was supplier-centered, focusing on infrastructure construction, the digital government represents a paradigm shift toward demand-centered services aimed at improving public services. The government must become one that can provide deeper and broader services through data and artificial intelligence."

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