Yoon vows to digitalize documents for 1,500 administrative services

Jan 31, 2024, 09:44 am

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President Yoon Suk-yeol attends a government-public debate on people’s livelihood issues at a startup support hub in Pangyo Second Techno Valley in Seongnam, south of Seoul, on Jan. 30, 2024./ Courtesy of Presidential Office

By AsiaToday reporter Hong Sun-mi

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol vowed on Tuesday to provide a “one-stop tailored service that breaks down the walls between ministries and combines the scattered information and data in one place.”

President Yoon and the government announced a plan to digitize the required documents for some 1,500 administrative services over the next three years and create digital stamps in lieu of traditional personal seals, which have been in use in the country for 110 years.

They also decided to resolve unfair policies and inconveniences widespread in the health and entertainment industries by expanding telemedicine services and enhancing protections for gamers.

Yoon announced the plan during a government-public debate on people’s livelihood issues at a startup support hub in Pangyo Second Techno Valley in Seongnam, south of Seoul.

The debate was held under three themes – providing a one-stop tailored service for the public, creating a gaming industry that enhances the rights and interests of game consumers, and innovating digital medical services.

“Even if we digitize just 30 percent of the required documents, which number 700 million cases every year, we can make savings in our budget in the trillion-won range,” he said. Yoon said that he will make it easy for the people to apply for the necessary tasks without having to visit multiple places to get various official documents issued.

He further vowed to do his best to get legislation passed to expand telemedicine services.

On the protection measures for game consumers, Yoon said the government will respond strictly to instances of game operators deceptively profiting off of item purchases.

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