Starting Next Year, 'Mobile Gongmuwonjeung' Use to Begin in Earnest... Enables Official Duties and Building Access

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] Starting next year, public officials will be able to receive and use mobile public official IDs through a smartphone application instead of the current physical public official ID cards. They will be able to present their public official ID via smartphone during official duties and use their smartphones to access government buildings.

The Ministry of Personnel Management announced on the 19th that it will begin a legislative notice from the 20th to amend the "National Public Officials Service Rules" to establish the legal basis for introducing mobile public official IDs.

The introduction of mobile public official IDs is part of the government's "Digital New Deal Plan" announced last July. Prior to the introduction of mobile IDs such as driver's licenses, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and other agencies are jointly verifying safety and convenience by prioritizing this initiative.

Starting next year, mobile public official IDs will be first issued to public officials in institutions using the electronic personnel management system (e-Saram) administrative network, and they will be able to use them alongside the current physical public official IDs. Mobile public official IDs can be used to log in to integrated official email and remote work sites (Smart Work Centers) without requiring administrative electronic signatures (GPKI).

To prevent confusion at the frontline caused by the introduction of mobile public official IDs, their design and recorded information will be identical to the current public official IDs. To ensure security, a legal basis has been established to allow the issuance and operation tasks to be entrusted to institutions with expertise in security and authentication.

It is also specified that the mobile public official ID can be used as identification during official duties, and since it will be used in the same way as the current public official ID for identification and building access, it is mandatory to immediately report to the issuer if lost for security reasons.

The government plans to include QR codes on the mobile public official IDs to enable various uses such as access to Smart Work Centers.

Hwang Seo-jong, head of the Ministry of Personnel Management, said, "The mobile public official ID, promoted as part of the Digital New Deal, will serve as a catalyst for the introduction of mobile IDs for the public such as driver's licenses," and added, "We hope this amendment will serve as a guide for future legislation related to mobile IDs."

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