“AI-powered evacuation alerts tailored to each disaster” ... Serving police officer wins top prize [Legislative and Policy Proposal Contest]

[Financial News] At the 2026 Legislative and Policy Proposal Contest, jointly hosted by the National Assembly Research Service (NARS) and Financial News, serving police officer Kim Gyeong-gyu received the top prize, the NARS Director's Award, for a proposal to improve the disaster text alert system using artificial intelligence (AI).
Kim, who works at the National Assembly Security Unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, received the top prize and 1 million won at the contest's awards ceremony on the 6th for a proposal titled “Establishing an AI-Based Integrated System for Tailored Disaster Text Alerts and Securing Public Safety through Amendments to Disaster and Safety Management Laws.” The proposal's central aim is to improve disaster text alerts so they provide the locations of nearby shelters as well as instructions on what to do when a disaster occurs. It calls for using AI and location data technology to provide tailored evacuation information based on the type of disaster and where it occurs, such as earthquakes, North Korean missile launches, and tsunamis.
After handling emergency calls about earthquakes and other incidents in the 112 Police Situation Room, Kim began proposing improvements to disaster text alerts to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety in 2021. In particular, when the character limit for disaster text alerts was increased this year from 97 to 157, Kim developed a more detailed proposal incorporating AI technology. People can already search for shelters using the Emergency Ready App, Naver, TMAP, and other services, but disaster text alerts mainly contain instructions on what to do. Kim's proposal is to connect these services' shelter search functions to disaster text alerts and gradually upgrade the alert system with AI. Kim also proposed clarifying relevant provisions of the Framework Act on the Management of Disasters and Safety so that shelter information can be included in disaster text alerts.
Kim said, “When a disaster actually occurs, the information the public needs most is how to act and where to evacuate,” and expressed hope that this would help people evacuate quickly even in an emergency.
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