The 1st Korea-Japan Public Administration Cooperation Forum
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Cooperation in public safety areas such as drugs was also discussed.
“In Italy, as ‘smart work’ became possible after the pandemic, the number of people applying for public positions actually increased.”
Cecilia Maccheri, Director of Public Service Talent Recruitment, said this at the Italian Public Administration Building on the 7th (local time). On this day, the ‘Korea-Japan Public Administration Cooperation Forum’ was held at the Public Administration Building to commemorate the 140th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Korea and Italy. Director Maccheri said, “Italy is an atmosphere that values work-life balance rather than salary and other treatment,” and added, “(After the pandemic), we are creating a system that allows public office applicants to maintain their lives and work without having to move from where they live.” “The number of people interested in public service has increased as they look for ways to do so,” he said.
Korea and Italy have decided to join hands in the field of public administration using artificial intelligence (AI) technology. The two countries plan to strengthen cooperation on ‘digital government’ starting with this forum.
This public administration cooperation forum was promoted at the request of Italy last year. This is the first time that a public administration forum has been held between the two countries. Paolo Zangrillo, Minister of Public Administration, said, “Korea is the first to create a regular exchange opportunity with a country other than Europe,” and added, “We want to benchmark from the perspective of learning from Korea, an advanced country in digital AI administration.” At the forum on this day, discussions were held regarding the public administration of both countries, including AI-based government innovation, civil servant personnel administration innovation, and information and communication technology (ICT)-based government procurement system.
First, Italy made an announcement about talent recruitment in a situation of population decline. Italy explained that the number of people seeking public office has increased since the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19). As ‘smart work’ such as working from home becomes possible, its popularity among the younger generation seeking work-life balance has increased. Director Makeri said, “The fact that the country showed progress, such as increasing services through smart work during the COVID-19 period, would have been attractive to applicants,” adding, “The government will visit universities directly and create an integrated recruitment website (inPA).” “We are operating and actively recruiting applicants,” he said.
An announcement about the introduction of AI in the public administration field followed. The Ministry of Public Administration and Security introduced a pilot development case of an ‘AI administrative support service’ that can be used within the government through cooperation with private companies. Jo A-ra, head of the Information Disclosure Department at the Ministry of Public Administration and Security, said, “We decided that numerous security documents within the government could not be learned by a private AI model, and that a professional AI model that specialized in learning various legal and administrative terms used by the government was needed.” “We plan to develop an AI platform that can be used by all 1,500 services in collaboration with private companies and begin pilot operations this year,” he explained.
View largerMinister of the Interior and Safety Lee Sang-min (third from the left) is discussing revitalizing cooperation in the field of public safety, including forensic investigation and drug investigation, with Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedo at the Ministry of the Interior building in Rome, Italy, on the morning of the 7th (local time). . Provided by the Ministry of Public Administration and SecurityThe two countries decided to continue cooperation on AI-based administrative innovation, starting with this public administration forum. Minister of Public Administration and Security Lee Sang-min said, “This forum will be an opportunity for the two countries to share experiences in various fields and seek new areas of cooperation,” and added, “I hope that cooperation between the two sides will deepen starting today.”
Meanwhile, on this day, the Public Administration Cooperation Group, headed by Minister Lee, met with Italian Minister of the Interior Matteo Piantedo and discussed ways to revitalize cooperation in the field of public safety, such as forensic investigation and drug investigation. In particular, there were discussions on cooperation, such as sharing drug investigation information, between Korea and Italy to respond to the recent surge in the influx of foreign drugs into the country. An official from the Ministry of Public Administration and Security said, “Due to Italy’s geographical characteristics as the gateway to Europe, it is a place where drug crime investigations, including joint investigations with various countries, have developed,” and added, “In addition, we have decided to promote exchanges in counter-terrorism, organized crime, digital crime, etc.” He explained.
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Source: Donga
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