Koo Yoon-chul, Director of the Office for Government Policy Coordination, "Prompt Announcement of Policies to Activate Public Healthcare and National Tax Data"

Chairing the 1st Meeting of the New Industry Regulatory Innovation Relay Forum

Koo Yoon-chul, Minister for Government Policy Coordination, delivering opening remarks at the 1st Relay Discussion on New Industry Regulatory Innovation held at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry on the 13th. (Photo by Ministry for Government Policy Coordination)

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] Koo Yoon-cheol, Minister for Government Policy Coordination, announced on the 13th that he plans to promptly announce policies to revitalize public data using public healthcare and national tax data.

On the same day, at the first relay discussion on new industry regulatory innovation held at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Minister Koo stated, "Regarding public healthcare and national tax data, we will reflect the public data revitalization policies being prepared by the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the National Tax Service and announce them promptly."

The Ministry for Government Policy Coordination established the relay discussion on new industry regulatory innovation to actively support the Korean New Deal and prepare for the 4th Industrial Revolution. This meeting was held for the first time under the theme of "Activation of Public Data Utilization such as Medical and National Tax Data."

The relay discussion on new industry regulatory innovation will be held every Tuesday, chaired by Minister Koo, to discuss regulatory issues in new industries that have high impact and public relevance.

Issues requiring swift decisions among those discussed will be resolved immediately, and institutional and policy-related issues will be further reviewed and addressed through regulatory innovation field dialogues and issue coordination meetings chaired by the Prime Minister, with countermeasures announced accordingly.

The first meeting discussed regulatory innovation measures to promote the use of public data such as medical and national tax data.

Previously, the Ministry of Health and Welfare announced the "Guidelines for Utilizing Healthcare Data" last month, but preparations and additional measures are needed for it to function properly in the field.

Additionally, regarding the National Tax Service's announcement on June 30 about expanding the disclosure of national tax information, necessary supplementary matters were discussed.

Furthermore, among publicly disclosed public data, plans to actively promote the expansion of data openness, standardization, and quality improvement, which the private sector has continuously requested for industrial revitalization, were decided.

Minister Koo emphasized, "I will do my best to listen directly to opinions from the field and seek solutions together with related ministries."

The second relay discussion on new industry regulatory innovation is scheduled to be held on the 20th with the theme of regulatory improvement in the online transaction sector.

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