Prime Minister Han Seung-soo stated on September 2 that "fundamental artificial intelligence (AI) administrative innovation must go beyond individual public officials' use and transform the entire way the government operates."
During the 'AI Administrative Innovation Outstanding Public Officials Meeting' held at the Government Seoul Complex, she emphasized that this transformation is essential for achieving significant productivity improvements.
Han noted that public officials with expertise in relevant tasks can produce faster and more professional results when utilizing AI compared to related companies. She stressed the importance of enhancing the AI utilization capabilities of on-site public officials.
She also suggested fostering AI champions and holding hackathons more frequently, urging the government to actively use its high-quality, large-scale data to develop administrative services in areas such as flood prediction, public complaint response, and disaster safety.
While acknowledging the rapid spread of AI utilization in the country, Han assessed that evaluations of its overall impact on productivity improvement are still insufficient. She urged public officials who are quickly integrating AI into their work to actively share their insights on necessary changes.
The meeting included 'AI champions' and outstanding public officials from central ministries and local governments, who shared examples of AI application in administrative settings and discussed potential policy improvements.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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