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What is the Framework Act on Intelligent Informatization?

The Framework Act on Intelligent Informatization, told as a story about the student council giving one shared direction to every class's scattered digital rules.

our class hands in homework by appour class still hands in notebooksdigital tools and AI are spreading through school, but each class makes its own rules

Digital tools and AI are spreading through school, but each class makes its own rules.Right now, each class is going digital at its own pace, in its own way.

our class doesn't even have tabletswith each class's own rules, no school-wide standard fitswithout a shared direction, some classes — like the tablet-less one — fall behind

Without an overarching direction, gaps and confusion follow.Without a shared direction, some classes — like the tablet-less one — fall behind.

the framework act = the charter that covers the whole school's digital and AI lifeTHE FRAMEWORK CHARTERset the big direction for going digitalleave no tablet-less class behindprinciples for handling data/AI safelyset the direction related rules followthis Act gives one big direction to every class's scattered digital rules

The framework act is the charter that covers the whole school's digital and AI life.This Act gives one big direction to every class's scattered digital rules.

Set the big direction firstdraws the master plan first
Leave no one behindcloses the digital gap first
Principles for handling data and AI safelysets policies to protect information and use tech safely
Set direction for related lawsnew rules try to fit these principles
THE FRAMEWORK ACT (charter)GAP-CLOSING RULEtablet support planDATA-HANDLING RULEwho sees student recordsAI-USE RULEAI homework helper limitsdetailed rules are made separately but try to fit this charter

Detailed rules follow the direction the framework charter sets.Detailed rules are made separately but try to fit this charter.

the big direction is now clearbut where does the tablet budget actually come from?the charter only gives direction — the actual shift takes detailed rules and a budget too

A charter alone doesn't make the school's digital shift happen.Actually making the shift takes detailed rules and a budget too.

In one breath

The Framework Act on Intelligent Informatization = the charter that sets the whole school's (nation's) direction for going digital, bakes in gap-closing and safety principles, and sets the basic direction related laws should fit.

The Framework Act on Intelligent Informatization replaced the earlier National Informatization Basic Act. It establishes the master plan for an intelligent information society, principles for closing the digital divide, and baseline rules for information protection. When other laws on the intelligent information society are made or amended, they should try to fit this Act's purpose and principles (Article 5). Special provisions in other laws still take priority, and e-government matters follow the e-Government Act. The Act's "intelligent information technology" covers AI-style tech that implements learning, inference, and judgment.

When grown-ups say it

Framework Act on Intelligent Informatization
The charter covering the whole school's digital life. Sets the basic principles related laws should fit.
Master Plan for an Intelligent Information Society
The plan that sketches the big direction in advance. Redrawn every three years (Article 6).
Closing the Digital Divide
Making sure no one is left behind digitally. Like looking after the tablet-less class first.
Information Protection Principle
The baseline promise to keep information and networks safe. Specific security duties also sit in separate laws, like the Network Act.
Data-Based Administration
Deciding by data, not by gut feel. Its legal basis is a separate law, the Data-Based Administration Act.
e-Government Act
The separate law governing e-government services. How e-government gets evaluated is covered → the board that compares schools
Personal Information Protection Act
The separate law governing personal data. It touches this act's protection principles but has its own rules.
AI Basic Act
A separate law aimed squarely at AI. Separately covers AI industry promotion and trust.
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