Ministry of Science and ICT and KDCA Review AI-Based Quarantine Policy Project
Year 1 Performance Presentation... Year 2 Direction Discussion
[Asia Economy Reporter Minyoung Cha] The Ministry of Science and ICT, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), and the National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA) announced on the 24th that they reviewed the cooperation status for responding to new respiratory infectious diseases such as COVID-19.
The Ministry of Science and ICT and KDCA began developing AI to analyze trends in infectious disease spread in May as part of the ‘AI+X’ project, an AI convergence initiative under the ‘Digital New Deal’ program.
This project supports KDCA’s quarantine policy formulation by analyzing infectious disease data such as droplet transmission routes and spatial transmission risk factors using AI. A total of 14.4 billion KRW will be supported over the next three years. Currently, 15 organizations including the Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Revvlup, and Gil Medical Foundation are participating.
At the reporting session, Senior Researcher Chansu Kim of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology presented the progress of new infectious disease-related projects and the first-year achievements. The two agencies also discussed the direction for the second year and cooperation plans.
Kyunghee Song, Director of AI-based Policy at the Ministry of Science and ICT, stated, “The Ministry is promoting the Digital New Deal to innovate all sectors of the economy and society through AI. We plan to actively cooperate with KDCA and other quarantine authorities to ensure that AI enables coexistence of citizens’ lives and effective quarantine policies.”
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Sangwon Lee, Crisis Response Analyst at KDCA, said, “In emergency responses like the COVID-19 pandemic, rapid decision-making based on scientific evidence is paramount. We expect that the Ministry of Science and ICT’s AI-based solutions will greatly assist evidence-based policy formulation in KDCA’s future infectious disease responses.”
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