Kim Yong-beom, Vice Minister of Equipment “Recruitment by switching to direct jobs, non-face-to-face and telecommuting”

Input 2021.01.22 10:49

On the 22nd, Kim Yong-beom, the first vice minister of the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, said on the 22nd, “We will actively start recruitment and activities in the first quarter by actively utilizing the non-face-to-face and telecommuting transitions,” regarding the government-supported direct job program.

In the morning of the morning, Vice Minister Kim spoke at both the policy review meeting and the Korea Edition New Deal inspection meeting held at the Seoul Government Complex in Gwanghwamun.
“In a situation where employment capacity is insufficient, such as delays and reduction of new hires by the private sector, public jobs must fill the gap and play a role in mitigating the impact,” he said. He said, “The relevant ministries will closely monitor the execution status so that there is no business delay caused by Corona 19.”

Among the existing direct job programs, it means that the business will not be delayed due to social distancing measures for the prevention of novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19), etc., using this in the field that can be conducted by non-face-to-face or telecommuting. For example, in the case of a care for the elderly, they check their safety over the phone or convert the meal support service of a child and adolescent related center to delivery of lunch boxes.

Vice Minister Kim said, “We will strive to create new jobs through rapid promotion of local government jobs as well as central government projects such as direct jobs.” “We plan to hire more than 45% in the first half.”

Along with this, Vice Minister Kim said, “We will thoroughly check employment statistics related to special high school (specially employed) and platform workers.”

At the meeting, we also discussed ways to materialize the business of’Doctor Anser 2.0′, which is an artificial intelligence (AI) medical software (SW). Based on the previous development of’Doctor Answer 1.0′ targeting 8 major diseases such as colorectal cancer for the past 3 years, 28 billion won for 4 years to expand AI precision medical services to 12 diseases including lung cancer, liver disease and skin disease. It is a business that supports. It is a project selected as a smart medical infrastructure construction project in the Korean version of the New Deal Comprehensive Plan, and the public offering process is expected to proceed this year.