The government is expected to open up the data held by central administrative agencies, local autonomous entities, and public institutions in order to nurture new industries. The plan is to move from "open to open" to "fully open" and accelerate innovation and social innovation from public data. In relation to this, 698 organizations with public data hold data on the status and share of the data in the first half of the survey, and decided to use the results in policy formulation.

The Ministry of Public Administration and Security and the Ministry of Public Administration and Security (MOGAHA) have begun full-fledged activities with the first meeting of the Public Data Strategy Committee, At the meeting, the committee decided at the meeting that △ the public data innovation strategy △ the national key data opening plan in 2018 △ the guidelines for the public data provision and utilization activation plan in 2018 △ deliberate the public duplication use of public data.

First, among public data held by 698 institutions such as central administrative agencies, local autonomous bodies, and public institutions, data except for national security and personal information are open to the public in principle. In the meantime, each institution has mandated to disclose all the data it has in its own decision to open the desired data.

Prior to this, from March, 698 organizations will conduct an entire survey of data, and the `Public Data Quality Management Level Assessment System` will also be introduced to facilitate the use of open data in the private sector. In addition, the government plans to build a `national data map` that will allow the government to know the current state of data, so that anyone can easily retrieve it. In addition, we will strengthen the Public Data Utilization Support Center so that the start-up and commercialization using public data can be spread.

The Korean government and the enterprise work together to find data together so that companies can effectively obtain the data they need in the area of new industry related to the fourth industrial revolution such as artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles, and healthcare. This year, we will open up key data for 29 areas including automobile comprehensive information, AI medical image reading information, autonomous driving image reading information, public facilities information, and drinking water quality information for drinking water to help new technology and business development.

Besides, a data DC system will be established to select professional civil servants and to expand data-related budgets in order to expand the data professionals in the public sector. Establish a data-based administrative revitalization law within the year to create a foundation for the expansion of data-based administration and promote the establishment of a public big data center.

The government has designated about 30 % of data in 48 sectors by the end of last year, with national key data with high private demand. By the end of last year, more than 24,000 data were opened through public data portals.

"We will do our utmost to play a role in becoming the cornerstone of innovation growth by expanding the openness of public data emerging as crude oil in the 21st century at a time when we will revolutionize public data policy, a key resource for future national competitiveness," stated Cho Song-joon.

By Hur Woo Young yenny@


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