Promotion of Data-Driven Administration and Disaster Safety Research Public Official Recruitment

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] In the future, talented individuals with high expertise in data management and utilization are expected to be recruited as public officials, enabling each institution to implement more detailed policies based on data.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety and the Ministry of Personnel Management announced on the 6th that they plan to promote amendments to laws to reorganize the classification system of national and local public officials, including the establishment of new job categories such as data streams and disaster prevention safety research.

The amended laws aim to establish a new 'Data' stream to select public officials responsible for data-driven administration in each institution, targeting implementation in the second half of this year, and to create a new 'Disaster Prevention Safety Research' job category to strengthen research capabilities in the increasingly large-scale and complex disaster and safety fields.

Additionally, job categories and streams with decreased utilization due to changing times will be merged or abolished to enable integrated and efficient personnel management.

Once the amendments are completed, each institution will be able to appoint public officials with greater expertise in data administration and disaster safety research fields.

In particular, as demonstrated in the response to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), problem diagnosis and policy implementation using big data are regarded as essential capabilities for all public institutions, and the recruitment of experts in big data across ministries and local governments is expected to accelerate innovation in policy formulation processes and the provision of administrative services.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety and the Ministry of Personnel Management also plan to continuously strengthen the education system to enhance the data administration capabilities of existing public officials, including those in charge of informatization, by establishing educational programs such as the 'AI Academy' where specialized skills related to data administration can be acquired.

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