South Korea to migrate 50 public information systems to private cloud

South Korea's Ministry of Interior and Safety announced Wednesday that it will begin migrating 50 administrative and public information systems to private cloud infrastructure this year, aiming to make fuller use of private-sector technology and human resources.

The move follows the "AI Government Infrastructure Governance and Innovation Direction" released in February by the National AI Strategy Committee. The government plans to strengthen data center safety management in the public sector by leveraging private-sector capabilities, with a phased migration timed to the planned closure of the National Information Resources Service by 2030.

Systems that can be quickly transitioned to a private cloud environment will be moved first. The ministry selected 50 information systems — including agency websites and basic information-delivery services that require no separate information strategy plan — and plans to complete their migration by the first quarter of 2027.

To ease the financial burden on migrating agencies and support private cloud adoption, the ministry will cover both migration costs and private cloud service fees through 2027.

Next year, the ministry plans to identify additional systems eligible for private cloud migration based on security ratings under the National Intelligence Service's National Network Security Framework guidelines, and will continue expanding the scope through consultations with relevant agencies.

"Above all, we will do our utmost to ensure a seamless transition so that the public experiences no disruption to the services they rely on," said Hwang Gyu-cheol, director general of the ministry's AI Government Office. "We will lay the groundwork for faster and more convenient administrative services by bringing in private-sector expertise."