Disaster Management Resources to Be Mobilized Efficiently with AI... KRMS System to Be Upgraded

Ministry of the Interior and Safety has operated KRMS since 2023
Improved inventory status search for nearby areas during disasters
Pilot introduction of 'conversational AI' for work personnel

The government will enhance its systems using artificial intelligence (AI) technology to ensure stable resource mobilization in the event of disasters.

On January 28, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced that it would upgrade the 'Korea Resource Management System (KRMS)' to enable the rapid deployment of necessary resources to disaster sites, such as heavy snowfall, fires, and earthquakes, by utilizing AI technology.

KRMS is a system that has been in operation since 2023 to stockpile and manage disaster management resources in preparation for disasters and to ensure stable resource mobilization when disasters occur.

Until now, the types and quantities of resources mobilized to disaster sites have been determined based on manuals and past experience. However, as disasters have recently become more complex and larger in scale, the importance of making accurate and swift decisions based on AI and data has grown.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety will improve KRMS so that, during normal times, it automatically calculates the necessary stockpile amount for each item, and, when a disaster occurs, it recommends resources suitable for the type and scale of the disaster while also allowing users to check the inventory status in nearby areas.

This year, a 'conversational AI' feature will be introduced on a trial basis, which will answer users' questions and guide them through related procedures. The ministry will demonstrate a customized service that enables work personnel to immediately identify and mobilize necessary resources through conversations with AI.

The Ministry will form an 'AI-based KRMS Advancement Task Force (TF)' with the participation of the Korea Local Information Research & Development Institute and others, and will discuss specific development directions and demonstration methods.

Oh Byungkwon, Director General of the Natural Disaster Division at the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, stated, "We will strive to protect the lives and property of the public from various disasters through the advancement of the AI-based integrated disaster management resource system."

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