Government to Move 50 Administrative and Public Information Systems to Private Cloud

[Financial News]  The government will move 50 administrative and public-sector information systems to private cloud services this year. It plans to begin with relatively easy-to-transfer systems, such as institutional websites and basic information services, and complete the work by the first quarter of 2027.
The Ministry of the Interior and Safety (MOIS) announced on the 16th that it would accelerate the migration of administrative and public information systems to private cloud services, leveraging private-sector technology and data-center operating capabilities.
The 50 systems selected this time mainly include institutional websites and basic information services that can be transferred relatively quickly without developing a separate Information Strategy Planning (ISP) document. They will be moved sequentially by the first quarter of next year after system-specific preliminary testing and stabilization periods.
The government is accelerating the transition to private cloud services to move away from operating public information systems primarily through government-run data centers and adopt a structure that makes use of private infrastructure. The move also follows up on the “Direction for Promoting AI Government Infrastructure Governance and Innovation” announced by the National AI Strategy Committee in February.
The government plans to gradually move administrative and public systems outside the National Information Resources Service (NIRS) in line with its closure schedule through 2030. It will first transfer systems that can be moved relatively easily to private cloud environments and then expand the scope.
The government will also shoulder part of the financial burden on the agencies involved. MOIS will support the costs of moving systems to private cloud services, as well as private-cloud usage fees incurred through 2027 after the transition.
From next year onward, security levels will also become a key criterion for selecting systems to be transferred. MOIS plans to select additional systems for migration to private cloud services by considering information-system security ratings—C, S and O—under the National Intelligence Service’s (NIS) National Network Security Framework (N2SF). The scope of eligible systems will continue to expand through consultations with relevant agencies.
The government plans to focus on minimizing service disruptions during the migration process.
Hwang Gyu-cheol, head of MOIS’s Artificial Intelligence Government Office, said, "We will do our utmost to ensure a ‘seamless transition’ so that citizens experience no inconvenience when using public services." He added, "By incorporating private-sector expertise, we will establish the foundation for providing faster and more convenient administrative services."

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