Local governments nationwide to overhaul civil complaint and licensing systems, investing 285.7 billion won

[Financial News] Local governments nationwide will overhaul the administrative systems they use for civil complaints, permits and licenses, and certificate issuance, investing 285.7 billion won. The project will upgrade aging systems and build a foundation for linking them with artificial intelligence (AI) technology. The government will hold a briefing to encourage companies to participate in the integrated project, which is worth 152.7 billion won.
The Ministry of the Interior and Safety said on the 9th that it would hold a briefing on the “Next-Generation Local Administrative Common System Development Integrated Project” for domestic information technology (IT) and software companies at the Korea Local Information Research & Development Institute in Seoul on the 13th.
The Local Administrative Common System is used by local governments nationwide to handle administrative tasks, including residents’ civil complaint applications, permits and licenses, and the issuance of various certificates. The project focuses on addressing the aging of the existing system and introducing a foundation for linking it with AI.
The total project cost, finalized after the Korea Development Institute (KDI) reviewed the adequacy of the project plan, is 285.7 billion won. The integrated project, excluding the separate procurement of commercial software (SW) and the equipment component, is worth 152.7 billion won.
The briefing will cover the system for handling nationally delegated tasks related to around 800 laws and regulations, development methods using AI coding, and security and verification measures involving specialized security companies. It will also address ways to establish a development framework that can be operated continuously after the system is built.
In particular, AI-assisted coding is expected to be applied in earnest in this project. MOIS believes that introducing AI could increase the role of experienced developers while reducing demand for new developers. 
Hwang Gyu-cheol, head of MOIS’s AI Government Office, said, “We wanted companies interested in taking part in the next-generation Local Administrative Common System project to have plenty of time to get information in advance and prepare.” He added, “We hope companies with AI expertise and know-how will participate and help the domestic information-system development and operations ecosystem adapt quickly to the AI era.”

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