[Invitation Seat] Korea Communications Commission to guarantee media access to “Inclusion and Innovation”

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Sign language broadcasting for the disabled will be expanded more than now. The Korea Communications Commission has come up with a media inclusion policy for the underprivileged, including this.

[Han Sang-hyeok/Chairman of Korea Communications Commission: To put it simply, the goal of the big policy is inclusion and innovation. Specifically, the first goal was to actively support the production of broadcasting contents for the disabled, and to ensure media accessibility through the advancement of specialized broadcasting functions for the disabled. And in order to increase accessibility by using various digital machines in our daily life, we decided to innovate digital technology. And finally, when we lay the institutional foundation for digital inclusion, it contains these four specific details.]

[Han Sang-hyeok/Chairman of Korea Communications Commission: I think that media access is their right, and it is the government's duty to promote media policies. Therefore, this time, if it is said that the level of broadcasting for the disabled in other advanced countries was to be followed by the level of broadcasting for the disabled in the end, this time, the comprehensive plan we made this time will collect and implement these plans to ensure content that is higher than that of broadcasting for the disabled in the world. .]

[Han Sang-hyeok/Chairman of Broadcasting and Communications: Today (13th), there was a demonstration. At the demonstration, visually impaired people can hear the contents of the screen or something like that, but do they not know what kind of atmosphere the screen is in? In such a case, the screen commentary broadcast was made possible through AI, and sign language interpreters came out to interpret the sign language. Isn't there a lot of effort that needs to be done? Sign language interpretation using AI from next year might be possible if sign language translation and sign language interpretation through avatar become possible by grafting AI technology on these things through avatar sign language. , automatic sign language interpretation and avatar sign language development are planned.]

[Han Sang-hyeok/Chairman of Korea Communications Commission: What we are currently applying is almost in line with the level of advanced overseas broadcasting. As I said, we set the rate of sign language broadcasting at 5%, but this time, we set a goal and cooperate with broadcasting companies to raise this level to about 7%.

And sign language interpretation is not available in VOD service or OTT service? We are going to think about making these parts mandatory, set a direction, and

with policies for that part.]

[Han Sang-hyeok / Chairman of Korea Communications Commission: We have set a three-step goal process.

In the second half of 2021, the broadcasting system for the disabled will be reorganized and the foundation will be laid.

From 2022 to 2023, we are developing technologies for sign language interpretation and screen commentary broadcasting using AI as mentioned above, and introducing a qualitative evaluation system for broadcasting for the disabled, continuously inspecting the current situation. We will proceed with these procedures to inform you.

From 2024 to 2025, we plan to establish and implement a three-step plan to implement a comprehensive media inclusion legislation for the underprivileged and complete the media inclusion policy for the underprivileged.]