"Next-Generation Local Administration System" Integrated Project Worth 152.7 Billion Won Sets Sail

The project to build a next-generation common local administration system, which supports core administrative work for local governments nationwide, is entering the full-scale procurement process.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety will hold a briefing on the integrated project to build the next-generation common local administration system for leading domestic information technology (IT) and solutions companies at the Korea Local Information Research & Development Institute in Seoul on November 13.

The common local administration system is a key information network used to handle administrative affairs directly related to local residents' daily lives, including civil service requests, permit and license applications, and certificate issuance. The next-generation system project is a large-scale public-sector IT initiative to overhaul the aging existing system and introduce an infrastructure for integration with artificial intelligence (AI).

The briefing will cover the integrated project, valued at 152.7 billion won, out of the total project budget of 285.7 billion won finalized after the Korea Development Institute (KDI) reviewed the appropriateness of the project plan. The integrated project excludes commercial software (SW) and equipment, which will be procured separately.

At the briefing, the Ministry will share details of the project, including a system for handling delegated affairs linked to more than 800 laws, the introduction of an AI-based coding development system, and a development framework that can be verified by specialized security firms and operated continuously. It will also gather feedback from the industry.

This project will be the first public-sector IT initiative to apply an AI-based coding development system as a standard. While this is expected to increase the importance of experienced developers, the Ministry has also taken into account concerns that demand for young and entry-level developers could decline. The project therefore includes measures to expand opportunities for young developers to participate and encourage new hiring.

Hwang Gyucheol, head of the AI Government Office at the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, said, "We have arranged this briefing so that companies interested in participating in the project can review information in advance and prepare accordingly." He added, "We hope capable companies will participate actively and help rapidly reshape Korea's information systems development ecosystem for the AI era."

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