Korea Security Briefing 3
Date: Jun 09,2020
From: SECON 2020
The Government’s Support Plan
As a sign of token for AI·Data·Cloud enterprises trying to overcome COVID 19, MSIT (Ministry of
Scien ce and ICT) will offer computational resources and data vouchers along with Cloud services
necessary for working from home. Systems supporting epidemiological surveillance will also be
operated by Ministry of Land Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) and K orea Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (KCDC).
① Preferential support of high performance computational resources will be provided to those
developing solutions and AI algorithms against COVID 19 ② Reinforcement of Data Voucher
support for busines ses and institutions in need of infectious disease diagnosis, prevention,
supervision and treatment related data utilization. A separate track for COVID 19 will be
established, in which university research teams and institutions will be allowed to particip ate. ③
In order to minimize disruptions resulting from working from home, Cloud service based
cooperation and video conference will be actively used, in which company’s levy is minimized from
30% to 0%. ④ In order to run the COVID 19 epidemiological survey syste m, MSIT, MOLIT and
KCDC will make use of the Smart City technology developed by MSIT and MOLIT.
‘Although many are facing difficulties due to the current COVID 19 outbreak, we are overcoming
the hardship through citizens’ voluntary participation along wit h competent medical personnel
and institutions. And of course, Korean AI·Data·Cloud enterprises are also there to help. In order
to w in the fight against the pandemic, the government will pay strong attention to the voices of
AI·Data·Cloud enterprises, ask ing for their assistance.’ Choi Kiyoung, the Minister of MSIT