Artificial intelligence (AI) is expanding its role in environmental services closely related to daily life, from water treatment operations to fine dust forecasting and preventing wildlife roadkill.
The Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment announced on August 10 that it will hold an 'AI Environmental Services Forum' on August 11 at the Korea Press Center in Jung-gu, Seoul, with participation from experts, youth, and citizens.
The forum will share the direction of the AI transformation (AX) policy in the environmental sector and the achievements of key AI environmental services developed and implemented so far. It aims to gather opinions on how to evolve these services into ones that citizens can tangibly experience in their daily lives.
Beginning with the ministry's AX policy direction, six major AI environmental services closely related to citizens' lives will be introduced at the forum.
One notable example is the 'AI Autonomous Water Treatment Plant,' which analyzes key processes in water treatment facilities to find optimal operational methods. Another key case involves a system that monitors national rivers using AI CCTV, enhancing the efficiency of river inspections and enabling rapid responses to unusual situations.
In the air quality sector, AI technology is utilized for forecasting high concentrations of fine dust. Additionally, systems that analyze wildlife road appearances to prevent animal-vehicle accidents (roadkill) and an app that assists with proper waste disposal will also be showcased.
Another major service is the 'Rapid Commercialization Support for AI Application Products,' aimed at connecting AI technology in the environmental sector to actual products.
Notably, the government is focusing on expanding the use of AI beyond administrative efficiency to environmental services that citizens can directly use or feel the effects of. In the future, combining accumulated environmental data with AI is expected to enhance prediction accuracy and on-site response speed, which will be crucial for service competitiveness.
The subsequent discussion will explore ways to further advance AI-based environmental services and expand citizen-centric services. Experts, along with youth representatives, including the head of the 2030 Youth Advisory Group, will propose necessary environmental services and improvement ideas from the perspective of future generations.
Yang Anna, the policy planning director of the ministry, stated, "AI is contributing to the innovation of environmental services closely related to citizens' daily lives, beyond merely enhancing the efficiency of environmental policies. We will continue to expand various AI environmental services that citizens can feel in their daily lives."
* This article has been translated by AI.
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