"Open Policy Powered by Data"... Busan Institute Accelerates AI-Based Policy Information Portal Advancement

Pilot Operation Set for Second Half of This Year
Instantly Grasp Key Points of Research Reports with Just Keyword Input

The Busan Institute of Urban Affairs has unveiled the second-stage roadmap for AI advancement of its digital policy information portal, "Digital Information Gate," officially launching efforts to enhance public data openness and policy information accessibility.

On August 3, the Busan Institute of Urban Affairs announced the "Digital Information Gate Second-Stage AI Advancement Roadmap," which features an intelligent service system powered by generative AI.

This initiative is characterized by a comprehensive integration of AI capabilities, including automatic summarization of research reports, chatbot-based interactive Q&A, recommendations for similar reports and keywords, and automated topic tagging.

The institute aims to conduct a pilot operation in the second half of 2025, with full-scale service set to launch by the end of 2026.

The core features are the report summarization and recommendation engine and the chatbot functionality. When users enter only keywords or titles, the main content is automatically summarized, while the natural language-based "BDI Chatbot" handles everything from policy Q&A to integrated search. The chatbot is designed as a proactive system that learns from user conversations and automatically updates the FAQ.

Data quality and security will also be strengthened. A dedicated database administrator (DBA) will be assigned at all times to monitor data inflows from research achievement systems and external public APIs in real time, and will oversee security policies such as personal information de-identification and separation of access permissions.

According to the detailed schedule, the beta release of the research report auto-summarization and chatbot is planned for December 2025; semantic search enhancement and the first phase of external API integration are scheduled for the first half of 2026; and the launch of an integrated indicator-based analysis service is set for the second half of the year.

Shin Hyunseok, President of the Busan Institute of Urban Affairs, stated, "The second-stage Digital Information Gate project is a concrete step toward realizing our vision of 'Open Policy Powered by Data.' We will create an environment where any citizen can easily, quickly access, understand, and utilize policy information."

Lee Sangmin, a researcher at the Digital City and Economic Information Center, added, "With the chatbot and auto-summarization features, users can grasp the key points of extensive research reports within seconds. Policy officials will also be able to immediately leverage high-quality data for analysis, greatly improving administrative efficiency."

The Busan Institute of Urban Affairs intends to take the lead in building a Busan-style data-driven administrative ecosystem through this AI advancement roadmap, and to expand it as a data collaboration model among local governments nationwide.

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