Interior Ministry Holds Launch Ceremony for 'Youth Public AX Supporters' to Help Improve Public Services

50 young people selected from across the country take part
Develop proposals to improve public services using AI
Support for coding tool subscriptions and development environments

The “Youth Public AX Supporters,” which will support the AI transformation (AX) of public services, are beginning their activities.

Kim Minjae, Vice Minister of the Interior and Safety, delivers opening remarks at the launch ceremony for the Youth Public AX Supporters, held at Community House Masil in Jung-gu, Seoul, on the afternoon of the 7th. Photo provided by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety said it held the launch ceremony for the Youth Public AX Supporters (hereafter, the Supporters) on October 7, attended by Vice Minister Kim Minjae and Kim Hyungcheol, president of the National Information Society Agency, among others.

The Supporters program brings together 50 young people selected from across the country. Participants will work with public officials and experts to identify inconveniences in public services and develop their own proposals for improvements using AI.

Drawing on a range of academic backgrounds, including information technology, software, public administration, economics, health, and education, participants will examine public services from new perspectives.

They will use tools such as conversational coding, also known as vibe coding, in which users prompt AI in everyday language to create programs, to build prototypes and test whether they can actually reduce inconveniences.

For example, they could create an information service that helps users find, at a glance, information spread across multiple agencies, or test ways to make complex application procedures easier for users to understand.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety will support the Supporters in developing their ideas by covering coding tool subscription fees and providing development environments. It will also offer mentoring by public officials and opportunities to engage with AI professionals working in the field.

From October through December this year, the Supporters will identify, develop, and validate projects. They will share the results of their activities through presentations and awards for outstanding projects in January 2027.

The ministry plans to share the improvement ideas and test results with relevant agencies and review whether outstanding projects can be linked with the responsible departments and used to improve public services.

Vice Minister Kim said, “Innovation in public services begins with identifying and addressing the small inconveniences people experience in their daily lives. We will combine young people’s fresh perspectives with public officials’ on-the-ground experience to test AI-based solutions and support changes that people can feel.”

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