KDCA Launches "Disease Control Artificial Intelligence Office" to Establish Mid-to-Long-Term AI Strategy

Maximizing AI Planning and Utilization Capabilities
Supporting the Public AX Project

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) announced on March 9 that it will establish the "Disease Control Artificial Intelligence Office" as an autonomous organization in order to proactively respond to the era of artificial intelligence (AI) transformation.

Last October, the KDCA formed the temporary "Disease Control AI Innovation Task Force" to promote the Public Artificial Intelligence Transformation (AX) Project, which includes developing AI solutions for data integration and utilization, infectious diseases and quarantine, and chronic diseases.

The newly established organization will oversee the task force, establish a "mid-to-long-term strategy for AI in the field of disease control," and lay the foundation for implementing this strategy, among other responsibilities.

For autonomous organizations at the agency level, two departments can be operated for six months to one year, and they are established and managed autonomously by the agency head according to internal regulations. The Disease Control Artificial Intelligence Office will be led by a Grade 4 director and consist of a total of eight members, including one professional contract employee.

Im Seungkwan, Commissioner of the KDCA, stated, "With the establishment of this new organization, we will present a new mid-to-long-term strategy utilizing AI," adding, "Ultimately, we aim to lead the public AI transformation (AX) sector by developing policies and innovative services that the public can truly experience."

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