The National Data Agency and the Ministry of Interior and Safety are set to enhance the competitiveness of the artificial intelligence (AI) industry by developing statistics that are easily usable by AI and expediting the release of high-value public data.
On September 8, the National Data Agency held the fourth meeting of the National Data Special Committee at Seoul Square, discussing two policy agendas aimed at accelerating government-wide data innovation.
The meeting focused on the National Data Agency's strategy for building AI-friendly statistical metadata and the Ministry of Interior and Safety's plan to promote the early release of the 'Top 100 AI and High-Value Public Datasets.'
The National Data Agency is working to create AI-friendly statistical metadata that allows AI to directly access official statistical data and provide accurate responses. This initiative aims to address issues where AI relies on secondary sources, such as news articles or reports, or generates arbitrary figures due to difficulties in directly accessing or interpreting statistical databases.
AI-friendly metadata is designed in a machine-readable format that enables AI to interpret and infer the structure of statistical data. The agency is currently piloting this initiative with five types of statistics and plans to expand the target to 300 types by 2027 and 1,077 types by 2028.
The Ministry of Interior and Safety is promoting the early release of the 'Top 100 AI and High-Value Public Datasets,' which are in high demand for AI development and have significant socio-economic impacts. Originally scheduled for gradual release by 2028, the timeline has been accelerated due to tangible results from the 10 datasets released last year.
Among the remaining 65 datasets, those constrained by legal or personal data issues will be addressed through tailored solutions, such as synthetic data processing and legal adjustments, to facilitate their release.
The datasets to be released include high-value data from various fields, such as consumer complaint consultations, marine traffic congestion, and autonomous driving simulation research data. The government aims to provide quality data to domestic AI companies in a timely manner and support innovation in AI services.
Through this meeting, the National Data Agency and related ministries plan to connect their respective data policies to create tangible outcomes that the public can experience.
The National Data Special Committee will continue to serve as the driving force behind national data policy until the National Data Commission, based on the 'National Data Basic Act,' is established by the end of this year.
Chairperson Yeon Guk-hwan stated, 'We will continue to serve as a link to create practical value so that data can be felt in the lives of the people by breaking down silos between departments.'
* This article has been translated by AI.
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