Government to Provide AI and SW Education to 50,000 Military Personnel... Accelerating Military Digitalization

<1일> Ministry of Strategy and Finance Holds 'Fiscal Management Strategy Committee' Meeting

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Sehee] The government will provide artificial intelligence (AI) and software (SW) education to 50,000 military personnel over five years until 2026.

On the 1st, the government announced this at the Fiscal Management Strategy Committee meeting held at the Korea Trade Insurance Corporation's main conference room in Seoul, chaired by Ando Geol, the 2nd Vice Minister of the Ministry of Economy and Finance.

Starting next year, the government plans to offer customized AI and SW education programs to military personnel. The total number of participants will be 50,000.

This strategy aims to cultivate elite information and communication technology (ICT) personnel to promote military digitalization and increase employment and entrepreneurship in the ICT sector after discharge.

Considering the service period of soldiers, the government will provide level-based and customized programs online through external specialized educational institutions over a 15-month period.

The collaboration budget will increase to 14 trillion won. The number of projects will expand from 12 to 17, and the related budget will grow from 9.9 trillion won to 13.9 trillion won.

The collaboration budget is a system where related ministries form a task force (TF) as leading and cooperating departments to jointly plan and pre-adjust investment plans. Projects include the K-Global Vaccine Hub, the spread of K-Brands linked to the Korean Wave, and Converged Official Development Assistance (ODA) 2.0.

Meanwhile, next year's climate fund will be established at a scale of 2.5 trillion won. Following the polluter pays principle, the fund will primarily use revenue from the sale of emission permits charged to greenhouse gas emitting companies, and 7% of the transportation tax will also be allocated as fund resources.

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