Vice Minister Lee Hyunghoon Visits NAVER Data Center... Reviews Medical AI Infrastructure
Reviewing facilities to support AI in basic healthcare and new drug development
The Ministry of Health and Welfare has begun reviewing key infrastructure needed to advance the government's strategy for AI in basic healthcare, including medical AI and new drug development.
The Ministry of Health and Welfare said that Second Vice Minister Lee Hyunghoon visited NAVER Data Center GAK Sejong, located in Jiphyeon-dong, Sejong Special Self-Governing City, on October 19, and reviewed the operating status of the AI Data Center (AIDC) and its key facilities.
The visit was arranged to check the operating status of AI infrastructure needed for medical AI and new drug research, and to review the policy environment surrounding it.
Developing and using AI technology requires not only high-quality data but also computing resources capable of training and analyzing it. In particular, graphics processing units (GPUs) that handle large-scale computations, and AI data centers that operate them reliably, are key infrastructure supporting the development and use of AI technologies in the medical and biotech fields.
Vice Minister Lee heard a briefing on the operating status and key activities of GAK Sejong, then toured its main facilities. With the risk of cyberattacks targeting AI use on the rise, he also reviewed the security management systems in place to ensure the data center's stable operation and protect data.
Department heads from the Ministry of Health and Welfare responsible for medical AI, new drug development, and policies for the artificial intelligence transformation (AX) of national university hospitals also accompanied him. They assessed the technical conditions needed to use AI in the medical and biotech fields and explored ways to link this work with relevant policies.
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Vice Minister Lee said, "Infrastructure such as data centers is essential to supporting AI's role in protecting people's health in medical settings and expanding the possibilities for new drug research. We have confirmed the need for the government to establish data centers in preparation for growing demand for data in the health and medical fields, and will work to build a secure foundation for the use of AI."
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