Ministry of Science and ICT Conducts Safety Diagnosis of System Software Closely Related to Citizens' Daily Lives
[Asia Economy Reporter Seulgina Jo] The Ministry of Science and ICT announced on the 6th that it will officially begin software safety inspections targeting systems closely related to the daily lives of the public starting from the 7th.
'Software safety' refers to a state sufficiently prepared for accidents that may occur due to internal software malfunctions and insufficient safety functions without external intrusions such as hacking or cyberattacks. This inspection is part of the Digital New Deal, a pillar of the Korean New Deal, and expands the scope from public institution systems to include private companies.
The Ministry of Science and ICT received applications through a two-month public contest held from July 6th and evaluated the importance of safety, urgency of inspection, companies' willingness to improve, and inspection environment to select a total of 150 cases (44 public institutions, 106 private companies). The main inspection target systems include automobiles, energy, disaster management, public safety, and healthcare.
The inspection will be conducted for about four months until the end of the year, involving experts from the Korea Information and Communication Technology Association (TTA) and more than ten software safety consulting firms. They will check system safety, operational foundation safety, process safety, and suggest improvement measures for software defects or risk factors.
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Song Kyung-hee, Director of Software Policy at the Ministry of Science and ICT, said, “As digital transformation accelerates and non-face-to-face services expand after COVID-19, dependence on software has increased across society, emphasizing the importance of software safety. We will also promote establishing an institutional foundation for securing software safety, including enacting guidelines for software safety assurance in the second half of this year.”
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