From illegal sites to forest fire recovery… R&D support for urgent issues

The Ministry of Science and ICT announced on the 3rd that it has selected three cases, including response to illegal sites, support for large-scale fire sites, and recovery management of forest fire-damaged areas, as the second R&D tasks of the 'R&D to quickly respond to field demands across government agencies' introduced for the first time this year to respond to national emergency issues through research and development (R&D).

This project is a new support system that provides immediate funding for urgent research projects, considering the difficulty of national R&D projects, which are operated based on the budget allocated the previous year through pre-planning, to respond to urgent issues.

First, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family will develop artificial intelligence (AI)-based illegal site detection and analysis technology in response to situations where illegal sites keep changing their addresses.

The Korea Forest Service is developing mobile inspection technology using drones and AI to resolve illegal and poor construction issues in forest fire recovery projects.

The National Fire Agency is developing digital twin-based indoor space 3D modeling technology to quickly identify the internal structure of the building and the location of firefighting facilities at the scene of a fire.

Park In-gyu, head of the Science and Technology Innovation Division of the Ministry of Science and ICT, said, "In order to respond to national emergency issues, it is important to secure the technology needed in the field in a timely manner. We will quickly support urgent research and development needs through cooperation with related ministries and strive to ensure that the developed technology is actively utilized in the field and provides practical help to the lives of the people."