Government introduces AI in disaster safety work... Investment of 940 billion won by 2030

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Cha Min-ji = The government is introducing artificial intelligence (AI) throughout disaster safety work to preemptively respond to disasters such as torrential rain and typhoons.

We plan to invest approximately 940 billion won in 50 related businesses by 2030.

The Ministry of Public Administration and Security announced on the 27th that it has established a ‘comprehensive government-wide disaster safety artificial intelligence transition (AX) plan’ containing these contents.

This plan was designed to transform a management system focused on response after a disaster into a proactive preparation system using AI.

First, the Ministry of Public Administration and Security, together with the Korea Intelligence Information Society Promotion Agency, will begin a project to convert disaster safety data into a form that can be utilized by AI.

Convert unstructured documents such as safety management daily situation reports and situation transmission messages produced every day into data suitable for AI analysis, and establish a foundation for analyzing satellite data, natural disaster risk improvement zone, and landslide vulnerable area data.

Disaster information scattered across institutions is also linked on an event-by-event basis.

The plan is that when heavy rain occurs, AI will comprehensively analyze the flooding extent and damage information from the Ministry of Public Administration and Security, weather information from the Korea Meteorological Administration, river levels from the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment, and 119 report information from the National Fire Agency to determine the risk situation.

Busan City, Yeongcheon City in Gyeongbuk Province, and Inje County in Gangwon Province will pilot build an ‘AI-based heavy rain and typhoon response service.’

It is a system where AI analyzes real-time weather information, risk factors such as underground spaces and low-lying areas, and past damage cases to suggest evacuation and blocking measures.

The Ministry of Public Administration and Security held a project launch briefing session on the 8th, and plans to verify the effectiveness of the pilot service by early next year.

When creating or revamping a public website, we are also working with related organizations to improve the web environment so that AI can accurately find the information needed.

Minister of Public Administration and Security Yun Ho-jung said, "We will quickly convert and integrate the disaster management data accumulated so far into a form that AI can understand, and work together to complete a smart disaster safety AX that will be of practical help to public officials in the field."