Choo Mi-ae: "We Will Create an 'Intelligent Government' as a Digital Innovation Powerhouse"

Promises Including 'Digital Renaissance' Educational Innovation

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] Former Minister of Justice and Democratic Party presidential candidate Chu Mi-ae announced on the 20th, "I will make the Republic of Korea the world's most powerful digital innovation nation."

At a press conference held at the National Assembly Communication Office on the same day, former Minister Chu said, "We will firmly prepare for the digital renaissance era with advanced IT," adding, "Alongside technological progress, legal, institutional, social, and cultural responses must be systematically prepared at a national level."

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She then emphasized an intelligent government based on 'openness,' 'sharing,' and 'open source.' Former Minister Chu stated, "The best group of experts will serve as the government's Chief Technology Officer, Chief Information Officer, and Chief Data Officer, and all data created with taxpayers' money will be disclosed in a 'Machine Readable' format unless there are special circumstances." She added, "This includes all past precedents and administrative big data." She expects that this will enable transparent monitoring of administration and contribute to the development of the artificial intelligence industry.

Former Minister Chu also pledged to expand digital literacy through 'Digital Renaissance' educational innovation. She said, "We will transform the uniform mass production system and exam-oriented education system into education that nurtures talents leading the future," adding, "We will equip students with logical and systematic thinking, mathematical thinking abilities, the capacity to raise and solve problems independently, and 'digital literacy' to engage with the world digitally and create new value." Furthermore, she stated, "To improve the quality of information education, we will mandate the placement of one information teacher per middle and high school and strengthen elementary computer education majors at education universities."

She emphasized opening new paths for innovation by actively attracting overseas talent to establish 21st-century technology strategies and securing social systems and funding to support the challenge and courage of the younger generation and entrepreneurs. Alongside this, she pledged to build 'citizen-led governance' and achieve a 'warm digitalization' that includes citizens marginalized by technological progress. Additionally, she added, "We will enact a 'Digital Charter,' a kind of social contract, to serve as a guideline for national governance navigating the digital era and as a compass for just transition, ensuring harmony between humans and technology, progress and inclusion."

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