Promoting Public Sector Cloud Adoption
The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) continues to drive digital-based management innovation, having been recognized for its achievements in both public sector cloud migration and artificial intelligence (AI) innovation.
On December 18, at the ‘Grand Cloud Conference 2025’ held at COEX in Samseong-dong, Seoul, KOTRA received the ‘Minister of Science and ICT Award for Contribution to Cloud Industry Development’ in recognition of its successful establishment of plans to promote public sector cloud adoption and AI transformation.
Cloud refers to a service that stores data on central computers connected to the internet, allowing users to access data from anywhere as long as they are online. Cloud migration in public institutions is a core foundation of digital government, enabling faster and more convenient services for citizens while enhancing security, stability, and efficiency.
This year, KOTRA migrated 14 information systems-including its main website, ‘TradeInvest24’-to the public cloud (National Information Resources Service Daegu Center). Through this initiative, KOTRA has advanced its response system to external cyber threats and improved the operational stability of its information systems.
Building on its cloud-based operating environment, KOTRA has established the ‘Three Major AI Promotion Strategies’: expanding AI utilization in trade and investment support systems; supporting the globalization of the national AI ecosystem; and advancing the sophistication of AI applications. Based on these strategies, KOTRA was recently selected as a leading public sector AI institution.
In November, KOTRA was also awarded the Minister of Science and ICT Award at the ‘Korea Digital Management Innovation Awards’ in recognition of its digital transformation achievements. The agency’s phased innovation, linking cloud migration and AI transition, has been credited for these results.
Based on the AI promotion strategies established this year, KOTRA plans to pursue the construction of an ‘Intelligent Trade-Investment Platform’ by 2028. This initiative will help Korean companies more easily access trade and investment information and receive AI-based customized services.
Lee Junghoon, Executive Vice President and Head of the AI Trade-Investment Headquarters at KOTRA, stated, “With the successful completion of our cloud migration, we are now fully prepared for AI transformation and are about to build new services for export companies. Going forward, we will leverage new AI technologies to resolve challenges throughout the entire export process for our companies and support their successful overseas expansion.”
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