- The Ministry of Personnel Management is leading innovation in the government through proactive administration practices and sophisticated expertise, so that the innovation genuinely touches the lives of the general public. Proactive administration refers to the act of active management where public officials exert competency and creativity to reform irrational regulations for the benefit of the public. The Ministry incentivizes such proactive management practices while creating a safe-to-fail environment.
- Moreover, the Ministry has implemented data-based intelligent personnel management through sophisticated systems such as e-Saram* and NHRDB** for digital transformation in the government. It collects and analyzes HR data accumulated in e-Saram to apply the results to various personnel management policies. The Ministry also promotes fair and balanced talent management through NHRDB, an AI-based system that supports collection and analysis of HR data, and tailored talent recommendation.
- In line with the government's digital initiative, the Ministry is building foundation for transition to a digital government by expanding training on coding, artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), big data to develop AI and ICT experts and reinforce digital competency of public officials.
Proactive Administration
e-Saram is an electronic human resource management system of the Republic of Korea and also used as a brand name of the system itself, combining the word ‘electronic’ with the word ‘Saram’ (meaning ‘people’ in Korean). Refer to pages 25-27 for more information on e-Saram.
NHRDB stands for the National Human Resources Database that collects and manages information on candidates for public offices with objectivity. Launched in 1999, the database has been in operation for over 20 years. Please refer to pages 28-30 for more information.